"Dave W." > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "hubert liverman" > wrote:
>
> > Getting back to food, Katrina will change the economy/ecology of south
> > Mississippi,entire Louisiana delta country and further. All of the
> > hotels,restaurants,cab drivers,cooks,wait,
> > musicians,bartenders,fisherman,farmers,will be affected..etc. The
structural
> > devastation of the area may cause many property,restaurant,home
> > owner/renters,etc to seek employment else. No place to work,no
jobs,nowhere
> > to live,and no way how to hold on long enough.. This may the devastation
> > that can destroy an entire ambience,lifestyle,cuisine of an area that
should
> > be preserved at all cost. I am a fan of regional cuisine,however when we
> > loose the wonderful Creole Ladies and Mens that do their job so well,it
is a
> > sad loss indeed. This is not to denegrate in any way other regional
> > cuisines,but to exault them. Love it all..if you will.
> >
> > Merciful end to this post!
> >
> > Hubert
> > Opelika,AL
> >
> I hate "me too" posts, but ... Me too!
>
> South Louisiana is the closest coast to Arkansas and has been our
> favorite short vacation destination. Not NO, great as that city is, but
> the towns south and west. New Years a year and a half ago we spent at
> Grand Isle and the towns up the bayou. I wonder what's left of them? The
> towns and the people and the food ... unique and precious. Worth
> exalting. Love it all.
>
> Pass the hot sauce.
>
> Regards ... and stay out of the weather, Hubert,
>
> Dave W.

If Avery island has gone underwater,the only 'real' red hot sauce is
lost..- There were many places in NO that simple working 'ladies and
mens' ate that were great,if you knew of,and how to get to them. This is not
to say that one should not eat at the great resturants for starters..it is a
requirement. There are now over 50 not fortunate people at a local church
that got this far.Apparently all motels are filled to capacity. Local
restaurants have donated some meals,and the church has electricity,
television,and volunteers are helping 24 hours a day. Clothing,personal
items are coming available. Money is being collected locally. We are
sometimes 'set' in our ways here, but our hearts are expansive in times of
need.
I am trying to contact a friend on the coast who went down 2 weeks ago to
close on a new home. Another friend left the coast in May and moved into
northwest AL (their home was blown away last year)...there is more damage
there than here. The cultural and econmic map has changed forever in the
gulf coast region...it is a real loss for all.

Hubert
Oplika.AL