Our trip from the airport here in Louisiana was an eye opener. There was the contrast of new construction and the homes and businesses that were devastated. We stopped at a place in Slidell for lunch called Phil's located on the water at Oak Harbor Marina. The food, view, and people were great! It was the first time I had tasted deep-fried, breaded bowtie pasta with a crab dipping sauce (of course, delicious!). The owner, Lisa, told us how she had 8 feet of water in the restaurant. The deck we were sitting on was at least 12 feet above the dock so it is hard to imagine the water being that high. Her husband, who is a ship captain, was out at sea and did not know what had happened to his family for over a week. The reconstruction of the restaurant took them over a year and they just reopened last November.
Elaine Romano
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