CenLamar | Est. 2006

That’s what I am being told at least. If you know someone who is still without television or the Internet, please let them know that crews are out working diligently and that there is no reason to report individual outages right now. Technicians will first work on repairing the outages at the node, and they have a good idea of which nodes serve the most residents and businesses, which, I believe, is how they’re prioritizing their response. So stay patient. This was a major disaster requiring a major response. By the way, I also do not have power, television, or…

Last night, although the storm damage was significant, it had appeared as if Alexandria had taken the full force of Gustav relatively well. Most of us were without power, except for my good friend in Beau Terre (who didn’t lose power or cable at all). However, around 4AM to 6AM, we took a battering– nearly a foot of rain. And by the time we all woke up, the damage was clear– and immense. We were able to document some of the damage (once the roads were open and the curfew was suspended): Downed lines on Horseshoe Drive. Flooded Bayou Robert.…

From Oyster at Your Right Hand Thief. So, if this CNN report is accurate, and a levee has indeed been breached (not just merely overtopped) there will be serious flooding in surrounding neighborhoods. I believe the CNN reporter said the breached levee was near the ninth ward– or perhaps lower 9th– and was getting flooded, although not yet to the same extent it did after Katrina. But still.