A long day

Heres some captions for todays photos:
1) Our house at 5:45 this morning after we boarded up and just before we got in the car to evacuate.
2) A Mardi Gras Indian. This is a combination of cultures resonating from the days when slaves and natives were barred from practicing their religions so they got together and taught each other their traditions.
3) Some people dancing at the Jazz Funeral.
4) The levee separating the Industrial Canal and the Lower Ninth Ward. This photo clearly illustrates why it is called the LOWER Ninth Ward.
5) A video from the Jazz Funeral.
6) My neighbor Will's Antebellum house all boarded up. We were the only two houses on the block that were boarded up when we left.
7) Heather (gray) and Elma (pink) boarding up one of our bathroom windows.
8) This man was the definition of irony. His sign said something to the effect of Stop Ethnic Cleansing in the Lower Ninth Ward, yet he was wearing a Washington Redskins t-shirt.
9) A Horse buggy horse that was used in the Jazz Funeral. The buggy is made of glass and you can see the casket inside.







So I am just chilling at my "new house" in Shreveport. Left New Orleans at about 6 this morning and got up here a bit after lunch time. We made great time and hit only about 10 minutes of traffic. So for now I guess we all just have to keep watching the storm and keeping our fingers crossed for the safety of New Orleans.