updated 12.09.06

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Welcome home! You'll notice the orange decorations the search and rescue added to the front door. It seems no bodies were found, we had all evacuated. You can see the water line on the front door and along the side of the house. As well as lots of mold inside. The snake kept an eye on things while we were gone, and didn't seem to mind us being gone so long.
And then all the stuff in the house went away.
To see the continuing saga of The McKenna Street construction project, go to my web page. You can click on the links to my photo albums, or to Pat's construction documentation pages for McKenna Street.
...and...
Jacqueline's poor house. I climbed up the rubble of the structure, and found the wheelbarrow that was on the second floor, and the remains of the service wing in back.
Jacqueline's house was probably built around 1850. The construction of that time used huge wood. There is a treasure trove of cypress, and pine. Fortunately, we learned that the New Orleans Green Project is doing deconstruction. Here are some photos of their progress as of 2.13.06 on Jacqueline's house. Thanks for the pictures, Brian.
This isn't my house. But I think this is a good idea! Fortunately, part of my flood insurance is increase cost of compliance funds. They'll help pay for the house to be lifted, because it is below the 1984 base flood elevation.
This is my house. Thanks to NFIP, and Davie Shoring. This is the first stage of the lift.
Now we're getting somewhere. 8' high. Thanks for the pictures Sheldon, and Larry. Chris and Oscar pose for scale.
Thanks for the new pictures, Oscar. As they say, there are no mistakes until the concrete has been poured. Well, the concrete has been poured.