One of the concerns of this entire ordeal with Katrina has been the amount of history that could potentially be lost through damage. One specific area has been the French Quarter. With hundreds of years’ worth of artifacts and buildings, the loss of this area of New Orleans is devastating.

That’s why, after reading this article on CNN’s website, I felt a lot better. The short version of the story is that based on satellite imagery and personal accounts, they can tell the Quarter didn’t sustain much flooding damage, if any. The Quarter is above sea level in areas, and as a result the area hasn’t had much flooding. There was still wind and rain (which, y’know, can happen in a hurricane), but the ravages of floodwaters haven’t hit.

This includes Jackson Square, the Cabildo, the Cathedral, Preservation Hall, Cafe du Monde… in other words, the historical areas of New Orleans may be saved.

Compared to 60,000 people that have been evacuated in the last 48 hours, a few old pieces of documents and items aren’t that much. But the fact that these artifacts may have survived makes this sumbitch smile, if only for just a moment.

Out.

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