One time we took the kids downtown to go the Aquarium and IMAX. As we got ready to leave, it started to pour down rain. By the time we got to our car and were driving past where we had been just standing, they had already sandbagged all the doors to the shops and the water was already well over ankle deep. And that was just a brief summer thunderstorm!
Wow. You got me thinking of all my favorite places down there, Jackson Square, Pat O's and that wonderful little place that makes the beignets and great coffee. They are all in the most vulnerable area right along the river at its highest point.