IF NOTHING ELSE...

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I HOPE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING A PERSONAL ASPECT OF THE STORY IN NEW ORLEANS TO SOME OF YOU AND TO BRING IT CLOSER TO HOME. I JUST MET A STUDENT AT THE ART INSTITUTE YESTERDAY WHO IS A LIFELONG NEW ORLEANS RESIDENT AND MOVED HERE 2 WEEKS AGO. HIS FAMILY IS OKAY BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MOST IF NOT ALL OF HIS FRIENDS. I HOPE I CAN HELP HIM IN ANY SMALL WAY, I'M GOING TO TRY.

I HAVEN'T MENTIONED IT HERE YET BUT THE TIMES-PICAYUNE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS DONE A REMARKABLE JOB OF COVERING THE STORY THERE. THEY'VE PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET WITH NO INTERRUPTION AND NOW HAVE A PAPER PAPER PUBLISHING OUT OF HOUMA AS OF YESTERDAY. THEIR COVERAGE HAS BEEN INSIGHTFUL AND SYMPATHETIC. YOU'LL FIND THEM AT NOLA.COM.