It's certainly some millions of dollars in damage that we have sustained. But it's nothing that's going to stop us. We're ready to roll.

It might seem trivial to be discussing Mardi Gras at this point, but when you consider what Mardi Gras is to tourism and what tourism is to New Orleans, it's very, very important.

We politely argued our case, but we lost.

Obviously we need to get businesses up and running any way we can. If we don't start somewhere, where do we start?

I think it got us a little tentative, especially Eric. He knew if he picked up his third there that he'd probably be sitting the rest of the (first) half. We got beat by a pretty good team tonight. Our kids should be proud and hold their heads up high because I think they've got a great shot at winning a few more games. We'll be rooting them on.

Our main concern for us is that the way we live is through our business. We need it to move on,