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stevefoxsc
08-31-2005, 02:46 PM
I over herd some guys talkin about the flood in louissana and they said due to so much water alot of them have to come on down to the great state of Tx to play any one able to confirm this
I over herd some guys talkin about the flood in louissana and they said due to so much water alot of them have to come on down to the great state of Tx to play any one able to confirm this
The Saints will Practice in the Alamodome...still deciding where they will play their home games(Houston or San Antonio) The HISD schools are letting the kids go to school here. Havent heard anything about playing yet.
Texasfrog
08-31-2005, 02:50 PM
I over herd some guys talkin about the flood in louissana and they said due to so much water alot of them have to come on down to the great state of Tx to play any one able to confirm this
I wouldnt doubt it. There is a max exodus of the New Orleans and Southern Louisiana are and 90% of its heading toward Texas.
dragonsdaddy
08-31-2005, 02:52 PM
to get away from the devastation heading east would be a trip of over 300 miles or more. lots of havoc in a huge area.unless you desperately need the rain, being west is best.
Texasfrog
08-31-2005, 02:57 PM
to get away from the devastation heading east would be a trip of over 300 miles or more. lots of havoc in a huge area.unless you desperately need the rain, being west is best.
I see Houston is really putting out a helping hand.
Favpack
08-31-2005, 03:16 PM
Makes sense to move the Saints to San Antonio - this is huge folks - it will be months before New Orleans is even open to the public again - let alone play a game there.
Who else does this affect - Tulane? and all the high schools. Shreveport makes sense as well - lots of facilities there. This is minimal concern today, but just thinking about the next 90 days.
Lobo Dude
08-31-2005, 03:16 PM
Yea... every hotel in Longview is booked. I drove through the parking lot of 3 hotels that are all together today and every car just about had a Louisiana license plate.
Our civic center i guess you can call it out by the fairgrounds is also a place where alot of people have came for shelter. Its a big place and is filled to capacity just about.
I see Houston is really putting out a helping hand.
Proud to call myself a Houstonian now. La. residents get in free to Zoo's, Parks, Astros and comets games....Tommorrow's UH-Oregon game....UT- La. Lafeyette. Strangers paying for hotel rooms weeks at a time. Neighbors helping each other....that's great.
dragonsdaddy
08-31-2005, 03:22 PM
tulane is practicing in dallas before their opener with smu. they have no where to go but to their next opponents home, at least for now. lsu/unt was rescheduled. how about southern miss or many of the la schools, mostly d-1aa? the schedule makers are really scrambling all over to try to make adjustments. what a disaster to more than the obvious sufferers. hard to feel too bad for the peripherals, i guess.
Texasfrog
08-31-2005, 03:23 PM
Makes sense to move the Saints to San Antonio - this is huge folks - it will be months before New Orleans is even open to the public again - let alone play a game there.
Who else does this affect - Tulane? and all the high schools. Shreveport makes sense as well - lots of facilities there. This is minimal concern today, but just thinking about the next 90 days.
The Louisiana High School Athletics Assoc director basically said that all the High school teams in the Southern half of Louisiana probably wont have a football season. He said it was the last thing they were worried about right now. " I agree with him."
I believe alot the East Tx schools are taking many new students this week. I read somewhere else that some Mississippi and Alabama families have also traveled over to Texas and will enroll students in schools.
owlfan 1
08-31-2005, 03:25 PM
In the Dallas area, Reunion Arena will be made available as a shelter. The Rangers are offering free tickets for the rest of the season to any displaced Louisiana residents. Hotels here are getting booked solid, too...
Redneckn
08-31-2005, 04:14 PM
Currently LSU-Shreveport is housing over 1000 people and they have opened up the Hirsh Memorial Coliseum to take on more people because they are running out of room elsewhere.
The Hirsh is right next to the Indy Stadium so if any of you will be in town for the rumble Saturday, please make it a point to drop by and make some kind of a donation. I'm sure they could use whatever you could spare. Also remember a lot of these people brought pets and pet food is always a plus.
I think most all the hotels in shreveport/bossier are booked solid and then
some.
For news updates and what not:
Shreveport Times (http://www.shreveporttimes.com)
Red Raiders
08-31-2005, 04:49 PM
Alot of people from new orleans came here for help at red cross (in Tyler) i mean ALOT and alot of Hotels are full (I think full or almost).
This is very sad, and alot of them lost there home and going to need shelter for a month. I mean alot of people don't understand that. I wish I could help by myself but I can't because I am not an adult yet, dang it.
LoboFan07
08-31-2005, 05:09 PM
I know that Tulane is staying at some hotel in Dallas like somone said above.
They'll be practicing at all SMU factulities as far as I've heard. What their students will do I have no idea.
Not sure if anyone has transferred to Longview or not yet, wouldnt be surprised if it happens though.
Like Lobo Dude said above, every hotel in Longview is completely booked.
dragonsdaddy
08-31-2005, 05:15 PM
the ncaa will have to make some decisions as to eligibility as they don't think there will be any school at several institutions this fall. can they still play if they aren't in school?
Reaganrattler07
08-31-2005, 05:16 PM
The Saints will Practice in the Alamodome...still deciding where they will play their home games(Houston or San Antonio) The HISD schools are letting the kids go to school here. Havent heard anything about playing yet.
Saints are scheduled to practice in the SAISD Spring Sports complex and possibly even play regular season games in the Alamodome.
dragonsdaddy
08-31-2005, 05:22 PM
sa is a great choice. from an entertainment aspect, it is as close as we come to norleans.
Mad Hatter
08-31-2005, 05:53 PM
yeah im thinks due to the huge number of displaced families houston, east texas will grow and numbers some people possiably could stay permenatly...SA and Dallas will grow some as well.
The city of New Orleans will never be the same again :(
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