Thanks RG. It was hard but I don’t think there is any getting over losing your mom...you just learn to live with it. We were real close, as my Dad died when I was still a teenager. I took care of her all through her cancer battles. She was an awesome woman.
See ya around the joint!! Take care.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal called a state of emergency in Louisiana as Tropical Storm Isaac’s path moved west. He suggests that people leave low-lying parts of coastal parishes.
Isaac is expected to be a strong Category 2 hurricane at landfall Wednesday.
Grand Isle police say the mayor ordered evacuation Sunday for campers and tourists and Monday for residents.
Orleans, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson and St. Charles parishes all have declared a state of emergency.
St. Charles Parish schools are closed through Wednesday.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu says that for now, he expects New Orleans residents to shelter in place. But he says that if New Orleans is evacuated, there won’t be any shelter.
The New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Track ordered evacuation of about 700 horses from its stables.