From the mailbox

I’ve received lots of mail the last two days. Some have been answered at a general level in other posts, and some are stacked up. I want you to know that I am looking at them as they come in, though, and trying to stay in front of things. A couple of recent items struck me, and I wanted to respond more widely.
A reader asked:

“My husband is a New Oleans Firefighter and I have not heard from him in over 24 hours. I read that the station on Opelousas is setting up camp for the NOFD, can you can you confirm that?”

Yup, I think so. I found this out as a result of the blurb I ran earlier about the restaurant food going to the firehouse. My b-i-law tells me they have set up a base of operations right there on Opelousas. I’m told they have armed escorts.

From a comment:

“We feel blessed that there is so little damage in AP…but is it correct to assume we should not try to get back? Is thre any way to make our place available to someone who needs shelter?”

Jaxin, you are quite right – you should not try to get back yet.

Your question about making your place available for shelter struck me as a really interesting idea. I suspect it’s a little early yet to act on, but I’m setting up a connection w/ the authorities to “ping” this off of them. What a nice thought. I’ll let you know what I find out.

Thanks also, everyone, for the kind thoughts and messages. My best to you and yours, also.