[alancarp]

Right: mentioned yesterday that the Euro model had the thing thrashing the coastline for at least 24 hours before getting a foothold inland. This is not good at all, and will severely test the levees, pumps, and everything else.... no matter what the wind speeds end up at.

[NautiNurse]

Saw video clip yesterday of workers covering a bare earthen levee with plastic sheeting, weighed down with sporadic sandbags. Eeesh.

[alancarp]

Last evening’s Euro run now has landfall quite a bit west - west of Morgan City even - then pushing further west as it encounters the coast. However, it now looks to be the ‘outlier’ as almost every other model brings it in tonight within 25 miles of the center of NO.... at the current speed of 7-8 mph.

[Elle Bee]

Way to ruin a party for the obama base:

What began as a simple going-away party on Barracks Street in 1972 has evolved into one of New Orleans' premier yearly events: Southern Decadence. Held annually in the French Quarter over Labor Day weekend, this celebration of GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender) culture has begun attracting as many as 125,000-135,000 participants from all over the world in recent years.

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