The last Truly Great American City is under direct & heavy assault by Mother Nature. Godspeed and good luck, you beautiful, crazy people who make it a beautiful, crazy city.

UPDATE: Which leads me to wonder if there’s anything I can do. Well, I have tons of room for RVs and tents and such if you want/need to hunker down for a while. I also have truckloads of stuff to help clean up after she blows out — tractor, chainsaws, tents, all that survival-type crap, just sitting here high and dry. I could be rolling by manana, no problem. I love my coon-ass brethren and would be happy to go help out.

KEEPING UP UPDATE: Terry Teachout has an excellent link roundup of Katrina-bloggers. Spooky, spooky stuff. And keep praying…

FQ UPDATE: Fox News live shot shows the corner of Bienville and Bourbon (Old Absinthe House) to be basically unscathed — a few broken windows and shutters, but not much else. Unreal.