NO seemingly dodged a major bullet, as the storm managed to come in east of forecast (as as been the case all season - I pointed that out several times a few therads back). Damage will still be very severe over a large area when the clouds clear. Some people seem upset that NO got missed, I sure didn't want to see the worst case scenario myself.
It sounds really, really bad in Gulfport, but thankfully the storm did not re-strengthen prior to landfall.