hurricane update:

Well I just heard from my mom. They are all safe. In her words:
"It is unreal here. Just trying to keep body and soul together is a daily chore."

It looks like it could be up to 2 months until all electrical service is restored on the North Shore. Cleco (the electric company) is going to have more hard and fast timelines publish tomorrow morning. It looks like my parents will be heading up to North Carolina if they can get enough gas to get out of there. They are stuck between a rock and a hard place because they have to do a bit of repair on their home and rental home before they can leave, but while there they have to use their gas to run a small generator to be able to pump water and keep food cool. I don't see them getting out of there anytime soon.

More later...