I spent the night glued to CNN as I used to live in Lake Charles. The live pictures they are showing now are really of the lake. They are at the east end of the I-10 bridge, looking across the lake, so their pictures look worse than it may be. That said, I'm glad the people I know down there left. With New Orleans I didn't feel really "connected" with what happened. Rita is totally different as they are showing places on TV where I used to live. It feels closer to home. Definitely helps you empathize with all hurricane victims.