Those who want a close-up picture should go to the first-hand accounts of life in New Orleans at the Metblogs site there if you want a true sense of life under the threat, and now in the aftermath, of Gustav. New Orleans is close to Austin, with a place in the hearts of many. I’ve been reading these true-life tales since Katrina days and didn’t think to tout New Orleans Metblogs as the storm approached. But the story continues.