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And the largest online audience in louisiana. even in the run-up to the storm this week, we ve had about 20 million page views, which is probably three times what s usual. today we probably have four or five times what s usual. that s our plan. does anything feel different about this hurricane to you? we have, i would say including myself, probably a thousand years of staff experience covering hurricanes. they re all different and in some ways they re all the same. that s right. let me bring in dave cohen, news director for wwl radio. are you with me? i am. let me tell you one of the main things i remember about katrina 16 years ago today, it seemed at first new orleans was spared. late at neat gene meserve called in to cnn trying to hold back tears, describing people on rooftops. we didn t know the full story. ....