Hurricane Gustav - Page 36

Blubayou · #**351** 09-01-2008, 06:25 PM

Thank you all for your prayers during this time. I give God all the glory!

Cindy · #**352** 09-01-2008, 06:54 PM

Amen, and continuing prayers for all that may be affected by this storm.

LaGirl · #**353** 09-01-2008, 10:20 PM

we still have electricity as of now. the bad stuff should hit in a couple of hours (maybe). it is raining and the wind is very strong!

AmazingGrace · #**354** 09-02-2008, 08:17 AM

LaGirl... do you still have power and how did things go there last night?

We are getting some side effects of it now... our high went from being predicted at 95 to maybe 88 and its kind of cloudy and a 50% chance of rain other than that nothing big here..

I have some friends in the Marksville area who had some flooding and one in the Alexandria area who lost part of their roof... and one in Lafayette who also got some pretty bad flooding... but thank God that was the most of the damage for those who we knew there.

Sister Alvear · #**355** 09-02-2008, 08:22 AM

continue praying for you folks.

Esther · #**356** 09-02-2008, 09:37 AM

I can not reach my dad in Alexandria, apparently the phone lines are down. There are no trees in his yard so the roof is the only thing that may blow. He is nearly 80 so I am praying he is safe.

The storm is nearing Shreveport where my brother and mom live. They have tons of trees and my brother lives in a doublewide next to my mom's old house.

I pray all is well for them as well, since one of their daughters and her four children is staying with them.

Blubayou · #**357** 09-02-2008, 10:10 AM

I can tell you that Shreveport got gust of about 35 miles per hour and a couple of inches of rain. It really was not bad here. I think central LA got hit pretty hard.

AmazingGrace · #**358** 09-02-2008, 10:30 AM

Yes Central La got hit pretty bad last night. The phones are pretty much all down for the most part from Alexandria to Hessmer and Marksville... Most of the power is out too... Trees down and a lot of crops ruined. My best friend lives there and her husband installs and repairs highlines. He called me on his way to Lafayette to start repairs. Oppolusus (sp) is the only place he was able to get any cell signal. He said they didnt look like they got hit that bad in OP but that was just from the highway and all he saw was some trees down.

Blubayou · #**359** 09-02-2008, 10:31 AM

I know I have been trying to call BR the last couple of hours and I cannot get through.

StillStanding · #**360** 09-02-2008, 10:35 AM

My prayers are with all of the LA folks today, that things get quickly back to normal!