NEED INFO, ORLEANS DISTRICT/RACETRACK

[LeftyFingerPop]

I am wondering if anyone yet has specific info on the water level/damage/condition of the following area in New Orleans:

Orleans District
Near Fairgrounds/Racetrack
Ponce De Leon St.

My friend, who evacuated to Houston, is wondering if his house is totally destroyed, or only semi destroyed.

Thank you.

[LeftyFingerPop]

1. kick

[notadmblnd]

2. There was a link to a current (taken Wednesday) satelite image

of New Orleans last night. I look at the city, But I don't know any of the landmarks to tell what area is what. If you can find the post, your friend will be able to look at his home and find out. The link was posted in the GD froum thread after midnight and before 8 am this morning. Good Luck!

[stray cat]

3. They are using the race track to monitor water levels

so it is under water.

[notadmblnd]

4. here is the link to current (wednesday) image

http://hosted.ap.org/specials/neworleanssatellite/index.html

[Individualist]

5. You may be able to find more info

here - www.nola.com/forums/townhall/index.ssf?initial=true

[liberal43110]

6. The fairgrounds

had the roof totally blown off.

Lots of info, if you want to dig through it, on the message boards at nola.com

[soup]

7. here.

New Orleans Fairgrounds
New Orleans, LA
Pre- and Post-Hurricane Katrina
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/new-orleans_katrina-comp01.htm

[LeftyFingerPop]

8. THANK YOU ALL EOM

[soup]

9. Check out this blog, as well. Many maps. Good luck.

First of all, my Katrina archive contains all blog posts related to Katrina. The archive page is updated each time I make a new Katrina post, so it would be the best place to bookmark. On the other hand, it contains many images, so on a dial-up connection it would be slow to load. Also, separately, I have an online album of Katrina map images, Katrina Floods New Orleans, 2005.

As of 8:42 AM, 9/2, my individual Katrina posts related to maps are:

1. New Orleans Levee Break(s) Before and After
2. not too far from filling in the bowl
3. NASA's First Katrina Before and After Comparison
4. Google Earth Helps Place the Flow from a New Orleans Neighborhood into the Canal in Context
5. DigitalGlobe's New Orleans Before and After Images Are Up
6. How to Find Out if Your New Orleans House Is Under Water
7. How to Find Out if Your New Orleans House Is Under Water, Part 2: We Really Need to Integrate Topo Maps and Known Water Depths into the System
8. Escape Routes for Hurricane Victims
http://www.kathryncramer.com/kathryn_cramer/2005/08/new_orleans_lev.html