latest on the storm right here on the national hurricane center. eric: that's the latest from the national hurricane center and it's the start of mass itche days of expected flooding with the system. it will hit louisiana, mississippi, alb alabama, kentu, tennessee and india a tha indiay wednesday. right now the focus is on landfall in louisiana. we have casey seagal with the latest. >> reporter: you heard the forecasting from the national hurricane center talking on and off about lake pontchartrain. look at lake pontchartrain. you can see why this is an area of concern. you have such high levels, in fact, this wall is 7 feet above sea level. for perspective, the dock back there, and that little catwalk, that is 5 feet. it disappears at times with the waves. that gives you a sense of how high it is.