CenLamar | Est. 2006

He’s been downgraded to a Category 1, and according to the latest maps, it looks like Alexandria will receive its first intense band of the storm in around an hour. Obviously, the power and the Internet are still running, though my friends just down the street (in Cherokee Village) say they lost their cable two hours ago. There are ten of us camped out at my mother’s house; too many tall trees near my place, and I was advised to leave if I could. So now, we have five New Orleanians, one Baton Rougian, two Lafayattians, and two Alexandrians (Daniel…

As of 10:40AM, it still isn’t raining in Alexandria (though we’ve had a few sprinkles), but the wind is definitely picking up. Gustav made landfall as a Category 2– obviously not as intense as Katrina or Rita. CNN is reporting that levees are breaching in the Lower Ninth, and the Industrial Canal levee is overturning. It also appears as if Gustav is making a (nearly) direct hit on Cocodrie, Louisiana– which was devastated during Hurricane Andrew and is the home of LUMCON (Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium), one of the leading research facilities on coastal restoration. KALB is offering live streaming…

Gustav is on its way. Be prepared. Here’s the latest: According to KALB, it appears as if Gustav will make landfall as either a strong Cat 2 or a borderline Cat 3. This is a serious storm, and no doubt, it will do some serious damage. For those of us in Alexandria, here’s what you need to know: It looks like Gustav will make landfall in between Houma and Lafayette. It should start raining here around noon, but we won’t be experiencing the hurricane (which, by then, should be a Cat 2) until after the sun has set. And it…