Lake Charles, Cameron, Sulphur, etc. are having trouble getting contractors. Materials are not easy to get either. My niece's family is still living with her mother. Some friends should move back in next week. You probably won't hear much from SWLA because the people just roll up their sleeves and get to work w/o much complaining. They are pretty independent and self-reliant. It's just a part of life, to them, you have to live with. I have photos in a powerpoint file of SWLA post Rita, which is hard to imagine. Water in places I've never seen water.

Believe it or not, occasionally gators will show up in Sulphur and Lake Charles. They are pretty harmless though. In all the years crabbing in the bayous near Holly Beach and skiing the waterways of Lake Charles, one never bothered me. They simply floated on by with those beady little eyes. Pretty cool!