nola

I've only been to New Orleans once, many years ago, for the jazz festival and since I was half-sick the whole time, I didn't get to enjoy it much. I did get plastered one night drinking hurricanes at Pat O'Brien's but now it looks like NO will get plastered by a real hurricane. Today, Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation as hurricane Katrina heads towards the city. I've seen some pretty wild estimates of possible death tolls. I hope it's just the typical exageration by government bureaucrats but even if no one dies, NO's below sea level elevation make it especially vulnerable to storm surges. Keep your fingers crossed, everyone!