August 28, 2006\r\n9:35 PM CDT - Baton Rouge, La. \r\n\r\nIt is with a Heavy Heart...\r\n\r\nThe weather is so quiet in Baton Rouge you wouldn\'t even know there is a catastrophic Hurricane about to slam into our coast. She\'s only about 143 miles out. The local news anchor on Channel 2 aimed a very passionate speech to our friends and loved ones in the City of New Orleans. He basically said the City of New Orleans will get through this with courage and heart. Then...\"It is with a heavy heart that we watch what is about to happen to this gem of a city\". Our New Orleans is indeed a very special place to us, and for those who visit there. Speaking of tourist I am saddened for the folks who didn\'t get out. Many were able to get flights yesterday out but couldn\'t get to the airport. The report was that you couldn\'t get a taxi. By afternoon yesterday all flights out were reportedly booked solid. Delta cancelled all flights out of N.O. early today. Once tourist interviewed on the news today said they either had a choice \"to get stuck in traffic or ride it out in the hotel\". They said they felt like they\'d ride it out in the hotel as the lesser of the two evils. I promise you to the bottom of my toes, I would have walked down the interstate to get out of that place if that was the only way out. \r\n\r\nMargaret Saizan \r\n\r\nAbout Margaret Saizan\r\nMargaret Saizan (www.margaretsaizan.org) is a new media publisher, personal/organizational coach, and community activist. The Baton Rouge, La. native became a blogger during the largest natural disaster in U.S. history – Hurricane Katrina. A graduate of Newfield Network, one of the best regarded international coach training schools, Margaret focuses on empowering leadership and facilitating action during transition, crisis, and disaster as the pathway to new vision. www.hurricane-katrina.org and Big Vision Media aspire to ignite wise action, new vision and positive change through transformational media.\r\n