I've checked in with most of my Louisiana folks.

[Croney]

Some are evacuating farther north in La. to family, and some to family in central Miss. Some have generators and are staying put. They know the risks. At least most of my 11 great-grandchildren will be far enough away I think.

My mother (98) and her husband in Baton Rouge should be ok. They have a generator and somebody is checking on them.

There's nothing I can do but wait along with everybody else.

[Deuxcents]

1. People living on the north coast

Know the risks but this one, on the anniversary of Katrina, looks just as monstrous. I hope your family is safe.

[samnsara]

2. ive been watching live cams of bourbon street..

...when Katrina hit I was also watching the NOLA cams ..up until it went black.

Hope your family stays safe!


update.. the rains beginning to fall heavy on Bourbon Street right now

[Sherman A1]

3. Family in Metairie is staying put

said the roads were jammed anyway. They survived Katrina and have everything as prepared as possible at this point. Now it is just a waiting game.

[Croney]

4. Mine who are staying are over in Mandeville. They survived Katrina too.

May their luck and your people's luck hold out this time too.

[Sherman A1]

19. Hope your family weathers the storm safely

[Roy Rolling]

13. That's my 'hood

Metry Lakefront. 😂😂 I made a Metairie GFS wind field time lapse movie. Looks like 50mph sustained winds here, as of 6am Saturday forecast track.

[Sherman A1]

18. Stay Safe!

[Scrivener7]

5. Your mother has 11 great-great grandchildren?? That's very cool.

[Croney]

6. More; those are just the ones in La. that I'm directly responsible for.

I have another one in Florida, and there are my siblings' families...

It's mind-boggling.

[colorado_ufo]

8. Inspiring!

[IronLionZion]

7. COVID and Hurricane

Louisiana just can't catch a break

[Goodheart]

9. I live in Baton Rouge. I have a clean view of I-10 coming up from NOLA.

It's slow moving, bumper to bumper. I'm staying put. I won't even bother with a generator this time. If we lose power I'm heading out of state after the storm.

[Croney]

12. My mom's in Sherwood Forest. Good luck, be safe.

[Mr. Evil]

21. I used to live in Baton Rouge.

My sister lives there. Lots of friends too. They know they are going to get hammered.

The last hurricanes I dealt with were Katrina and Rita in 2005. That was enough for me. Moved to Kentucky in 2006. Back to BR in 2014 and back to Kentucky in 2017. The big flood in 2016 was a big factor in moving back to KY. The weather is just getting worse and worse there.

[colorado_ufo]

10. Been in Colorado for decades but

almost all my family "peeps" are in New Orleans/Metairie. Sis in Mississippi. Sis-in-law in Shreveport. Some fam in Baton Rouge. Family has been in that area since the mid 1800s, before that up Pennsylvania way, clear back to the birth of the nation. Hubby and I are the stray sheep who moved away to Colorado a year after we got married. Miss the family, but still feel we made a good move. We started a whole new branch of the family here. Lived through too many hurricanes and rotten politicians.

[Croney]

14. Yes, it's nice to visit, but I'd never live there again.

I've been in MA for almost 50 years. Colorado is a place I'd live.

[colorado_ufo]

23. I hope you plan to visit!

[littlemissmartypants]

11. ...

[Roy Rolling]

15. The roads are jammed coming out of New Orleans

Unless you left at 4am, it’s a parking lot. Whole neighborhoods are still wiped out from Katrina, nobody’s playing around for this one. You can see monuments to a hurricane’s deadly force everywhere you drive here.

[Croney]

16. I can picture it. This is bad.

[malaise]

17. Hope everyone is safe

[Alice Kramden]

20. Please keep us posted if you can

I'm watching other news sources as well, of course - very concerned about that hurricane

[Solly Mack]

22. Hoping they are all safe and remain that way.

I hate the wait.

I've heard hotels around town are filling up with people who live on the coast directly.

[hamsterjill]

24. I'm very sorry.

As is my personal practice, I’m praying for those in Ida’s path. I will add your family members to those prayers.

Try to breathe…