to you guys down there. just an unbelievable situation. you describe the lack of power paired with the fuel shortage as a double whammy. how is this combination making recovery difficult for people in your parish? and how are the frustration levels right now? it s got to be reaching their boiling point. yeah. well, our electrical department entergy is working hard at restoring it. i know a lot of people are out of town and want to come back. unfortunately it was raining today. and of course when you just can t get out to the streets and it s pouring down rain, that s just going to delay things as you would expect. very, very difficult. i just got back from traveling to lafitte, which is outside of our levee protection system. this is a community that had very, very high water. some of the hardest things i ve had to deal with is looking people in the face who just have lost everything. there s a quiet desperation about them. it s almost like there is no