Burnt Down Their House

Another friend of mine lives in a nice neighborhood where only a few houses took on water. Her house did not, but the ones across the street from her did. Apparently one homeowner, right across the street from her, didn't have flood insurance or wasn't going to get coverage or something, because he is currently in jail for setting their home on fire.

I took a ride over to her street yesterday to have a look. The first photo is the side view from the driveway. The next photo is taken from the front of the house. There isn't much left except the brick and the stucco facade.

People do desperate things in desperate times. I guess he thought this was the way to get his homeowners policy to cover his losses. Unfortunately for his family, now they will get nothing, and their home is destroyed, and he is in prison.

More fires in town: A restaurant that had been used as a staging area for emergency workers burned down last week from an electrical fire. And, a couple of days ago, the paper reported that the debris field in the area nearer to the lake was burning out of control. We haven't had any rain for 8 weeks now, except for a tiny sprinkle when Hurricane Rita came through. We have a burn ban in the city of Slidell for just that reason.