Smart move re: the forums... Gustav is the story of the day and is what people are coming on line looking for information on..we need to remember that.

As for the levees.. it's a wait and see situation. As said some barge banging into the levee wall the wrong way could cause a problem and constant overtopping can weaken a weak spot and create a problem. Water may rise but there is a difference between some flooding and the historic flooding after Katrina.

Really a wait and see thing as hard as that is...

And, I really want to remind people this is NOT Katrina. It may be a strong cane hitting the same area and it brings up nightmare memories but here is the advisory from Katrina before landfall.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/pub/al122005.public_a.026.shtml?

There is a big difference between 145 mph winds and 110. Huge difference and the gusts are much lower.

This is a dangerous storm not some weak cat 1 but let's remember it is not Katrina. Please.

That said... pray the levees hold which we pray and hope for in EVERY hurricane situation there. And, there are levees in Morgan City and elsewhere along it's path as well remember that.