The site where homes once stood in Holly Beach, is shown in this aerial view in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005 in Cameron Parish.
However...
To say that Cameron has been worse hit is a bit of a misnomer. There are probably no deaths from this, but this isn't the same Cameron that has been hit before. The land is physically smaller than it used to be and there are simply fewer reasons to rebuild. While the economy is still viable, it isn't what it used to be if you aren't working the oil patch.
But, I have no doubt that you are right, that this will be rebuilt. If you don't mind a few errant gusts, life is actually pretty good down there.
PS, let's not forget that Cameron isn't the only place hit in the parish. My main concerns are mainly around a smaller community named Hackberry on the west side of Lake Calcasieu (call Big Lake by the locals). We are also anxious to hear about Holly Beach and Johnson's Bayou--which were directly under Rita's eye.
I just heard an interesting interview , live,on the Real Player Link through:
http://www.hurricanecity.com/
It was with the Fema Chief of Ops and he said that they estimate that 95% of residents South of I 10 had evacuated.
To help those who stayed or couldn't leave, they have 3000
rescue personel in the area with Chopper Rescue Ops being conducted from the USS Iwo Jima, which is anchored off shore ( they must have had a heavy ride off shore on Saturday).
In addition they have 300 US Marines preparing to enter the Hackberry area.
As far as politics goes, the FEMA Chief is handling the Louisiana Op while the State FEMA Chief of Texas is handling the Texas Op. FEMA Chief is skilled and a hard ass, knows how to handle the liberal whining. Notice how the Rat media Splooge ended when he came aboard.
Bush has put some good men in charge, and he will recover from all the Splooge that the Clinton Rats and the Jackson Rats piled on. Right now those Wing Nuts are looking decidely unpatriotic and ridiculous, aristocratic whiners who pull out the race card if they run out of papier de toilet on their gold plated loos.
Come on down to Cameron, Jesse and Bill, roll up your shirt sleeves and shovel a little sh_t. George Bush is shovelling yours away now, and he looks real good doing it.
George also put Clinton in his place in answer to Clinton criticism of the Iraq war, delineating how the image of weakness was created by successive Democrat administrations starting with Carter, including Clinton's.
Glad to see George rattling their cages.
George should have a good week, cruisin on the Robert's Nomination success, and a well executed FEMA plan that will have things rolling for those who have suffered
in New Orleans ( in spite of the Huey Long reincarnates
who are in readiness to skim of the anticipated flow of Billions of FEMA dollars into Louisiana State Coffers. Don't hold your breath, the Dems ruined their chances for that. Notice they shut right up as soon as they figured that out? I doubt a penny will find its way into Louisiana State institutions for redistribution, it will be dispersed directly to the people. The governor lost that opportunity when she refused to make state infrastructure available to FEMA for aid distribution,when she refused to sign over control of the Louisiana National Guard to our President, standard operating procedure. For Dems the get rich quick opportunity that the Huey Longs reincarnate have anticipated will likely not happen, and when they realize this, WATCH THE WHINING THEN!).
Anyone see the skilful touch of Karl Rove in these trends??
The site where homes once stood in Holly Beach, is shown in this aerial view in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005 in Cameron Parish.