We've been given special permission from the Coast Guard to sail with supplies to areas that are still closed to regular traffic. We received a special invitation from the mayor of Gretna, and our ship Hope is sailing with food, water and other needed supplies.

There are around 20,000 people in Gretna alone who have not evacuated. We're taking in ready-to-eat meals, mobile kitchens, food, water, building materials -- everything these people desperately need right now.