We are on the phone with our friend who live in Louisana. He works for one of the refineries. Everyone in NO and Miss. will pretty much lose their ability to work as well as they have lost their homes and everything they own. He has been more than fortunate that he had NO damage. The storm missed his area.

He lives in Lake Charles and the town is full of the evacuated people. This is SO much worse than any one has imagined and the planning for a disaster of this magnitude just isn't sufficient for what has happened.

My neighbor next door is a Fireman with LA County Swift Water Rescue. He is leaving his family to go work on rescue effort.

So much of those who have been hurt are very poor and have no insurance or any other means with which to recover from this. I hope those of us who do have will be able to sacrifice some to help out. I hope that those in other countries who have been the beneficiaries of our good will can reciprocate to those of our nation who cannot help themselves.