Just got a text message from Deuxlie. The storm surge in front of Ike has flooded the towns of Mandeville and Madisonville, LA, just north of New Orleans. I don't know if the lakefront is flooding in New Orleans too. She said that the lake was so high the water was slapping the bottom of the bridge. She just crossed the bridge to spend the weekend in New Orleans for her anniversary. This looks like another big hurricane. I lived in New Orleans for 25 years, and I never saw the water come up that high except in Katrina. And this storm is going to hit all the way over in Galveston!
