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From NOLA.com: T-P Orleans Parish Breaking News Weblog:The damage to historic buildings along Mandeville’s lakefront became clearer Wednesday, a day after police cleared one route to Lakeshore Drive.
Mayor Eddie Price raised his estimate of seriously damaged homes to more than 100 in Mandeville. On the lakefront, six homes were leveled and most of the others had serious structural damage. Mandeville building inspector Bill Wohler said every home not raised in Old Mandeville was seriously damaged.
Many landmark buildings were all but shells, including the Pontchartrain Yacht Club, Rips on the Lake, Java Grotto, Juniper Restaurant, Rest-A-While church summer camp and the Down on the Lake bar. Le Petit Fleur, one of the city’s most historic homes, was gutted but still stood.
In Abita Springs, some water remained on the ground in low areas. Large pine and oak trees spliced roofs and made driving through most streets impossible. Winds ripped the face off a yellow house on Level Street, and fallen trees left a white house nearby demolished. The Tammany Trace was covered with debris, and the Abita Springs Cafe's roof was torn off.