I'm sure there will be a ton of open shelters in Shreveport and the like. I just hope people are taking this seriously enough. I remember when I first moved to LA people told me all the time how bad a cat 5 hitting NO would be so it kind of gets hammered in. Kind of like earthquakes in CA.
This thing is getting big!
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/gmex-ir4-loop.html
After having small storms for a couple years, having a big cane here is going to be something we are not used to probably. Even if it is 30-40 miles east of New Orleans or so, great damage will still be done.