poisoning, because they were running generators, putting them in their house. so that, too, becomes a concern. so louisiana did not get the eye of the storm. and that was what a ought of people were really thankful for, but we haven't seen what the effects of the rain are going to be overnight and this power outage, we don't know how long that goes out for, i don't know what a catastrophic failure means and how long it tames to repair, but new orleans is entirely dark. >> i hear you about that kind of multilayered problem of people just not being careful with generators, keeping them inside when they should absolutely, positively remain outside, regardless of the circumstances. thank you, ali. that's ali velshi from new orleans. let's continue to miguel almaguer in baton rouge, louisiana, which is expecting more of the storm, and the parish that baton rouge is partly in, east baton rouge parish, issued a curfew. that's the most populous parish in louisiana. orleans parish where ali is is the third most populous.