I 2nd Cecil's sentiments. I'm afraid the 'cry wolf' syndrone will catch many off guard and there will be too many lives lost. My sister, 64, with 2 small grand daughters are in a small house right on the coast in Miss. Hope they, and many others in NOLA can find shelter. The only hope is that it miraculously diminishes before landfall. Prayers go out to everyone and their loved ones in harms way.