well, it's been confirmed

"The entire downtown area of Slidell, across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans in St. Tammany Parish, was under 15 feet of water, emergency management officials said." - CNN.com

there's also footage of the damage that has been done to slidell, all homes are etheir under water or completely destroyed...you can barely make out roads...

I wont even know what to say to my cousins and aunt and uncle once they get here, because I'm sure they havent seen the video or pictures yet.