hurricane gustav

Day 1107: Lafourche & Terrebonne Parishes After Gustav

September 7, 2008

We’re tired from Hurricane Gustav.  So tired that we ask, beg, bargain with Hurricane Ike to give us a whole damned minute before possibly pushing us out of our city again for his turn at the Big Easy.  We have the luxury, however, of looking forward to and preparing for Ike, while some badly hit [...]

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Day 1105: Please Donate To The United Houma Nation!

September 5, 2008

Donation information for the United Houma Nation.  After sustaining massive wind and flood damage, they need supplies as well as monetary donations.  Brenda Dardar Robichaux is the Principal Chief of the Houma Nation and a friend of Karen Gadbois. She is also a Jazzfest regular. Please, big media, take your eyes off us and put [...]

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Day 1104: Driving Around Town After Gustav

September 4, 2008

D and I drove out to St. Charles Parish this afternoon to run some errands.  I-10W was pretty clear traffic- and weather-wise until the tail of Gustav unleashed some localized rain on us.  On our way back home, we took River Road back all the way to the Carrollton neighborhood and then through Uptown back [...]

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Day 1103: We’re Home!

September 3, 2008

It took D seven hours to drive from Birmingham, AL to New Orleans, LA.  We took I-20W to Mississippi Highway 35 south to Louisiana 21 to the Causeway to the southshore.  The beautiful country highways of this nation rock, folks, forget the interstate!  And we’re home, we’re home, we’re home, YIPPEE SKIPPEE!  In all honesty, [...]

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Day 1103: Heading Back To New Orleans

September 3, 2008

NOTE: This is my last blog post from on the road until I can find a solid internet connection in New Orleans.  Please follow me on Twitter. === After a good night’s rest, we are packing up to drive back to New Orleans. Gambit Weekly’s online presence, The Blog Of New Orleans, is doing a [...]

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Day 1102: Still In Birmingham [Updated]

September 2, 2008

D and I have decided to stay in Birmingham for another day since City Hall has decided, in its infinite wisdom, that we cannot enter Orleans Parish until Thursday.  Many of us think that they had better not keep us out for too long because this will keep people from leaving for the next hurricane [...]

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Day 1101: Live From Birmingham, AL [Updated]

September 1, 2008

It’s VatulBlog temporary World Headquarters!  Armed with nothing but a map and our wits, we headed northeast out of New Orleans in search of the first major town with an available hotel room (reasonable rate and internet access).  The heroic D drove us all the way to Birmingham, Alabama in ten hours.  We avoided all [...]

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Day 1100: Gustavacation It Is

August 31, 2008

9:00AM – Awake now (after a number of nocturnal interruptions, including a bad dream, a stubbed toe and an early morning phone call from Dad!).  Time for a quick breakfast, showers, load up the truck and then we’re on the road.  Anxiety and indigestion at all time high.  Love and luck to my friends who [...]

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