Rita hits areas Katrina missed-Hurricane 2 in weeks

So much has been changing in our region of the country, lots of chaos for many people after virtually all of New Orleans (400,000) people or so vacated the battered city.

Then another hurricane comes barrelling out of the Gulf, supposed to hit mostly Texas--millions of people quickly evacutate the Galveston/Houston areas get trapped in gridlock for more than 24hrs, no gas- no water over there. Many folks being evacuated were Louisiana survivors that once again had to move out a storms way--some had relocated to these areas and were just starting to get apartments/housing etc.

Rita moved to the east in the hours before landing, and Louisiana it appeared would be hardest hit, the Lake Charles area they projected in hours before the storm him. This move to the east by Rita, would of course leave thousands wishing they had left their homes.

Today Sunday, the Day after Rita hit--SouthWest Louisiana is under water, and the water in areas of New Orelans, we are seeing the result of levees topped or leaking (not sure which) re-flooding the 9th ward.

Pretty unbelievable, but what can we do? We have to continue to work with communities impacted and reach out to those in need--we just know the need is growing, the areas not hit or impacted in our state