all eight transmission lines into new orleans are down. officials estimate the outages could last three to four weeks in some areas. ed is live in louisiana. what's happening there? >> reporter: going into a storm, the people know to stock up on supplies but the food is starting to wind down. this one is run by volunteers with the cajun navy. you see the stacks of water. there's food, diapers. the line snakes out of the shopping mall parking lot and winds down to the street. at up with point it was blending into a line with the gas station is like everything coming to a logger head here .