. 7 5   mill ion . ▁Following ▁the ▁storm ' s ▁passage , ▁rail ▁service ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans ▁was ▁susp ended . ▁ ▁The ▁h urr icane ▁also ▁caused ▁significant ▁damage ▁in ▁areas ▁around ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁including ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁ 9 0 %   of ▁buildings ▁destroyed ▁along ▁Lake ▁Pont chart rain . ▁Only ▁one ▁house ▁remained ▁standing ▁in ▁Lee ville , ▁Louisiana ; ▁similar ▁destruction ▁occurred ▁between ▁Golden ▁M ead ow , ▁Louisiana ▁and ▁C ut ▁Off , ▁Louisiana , ▁where ▁ 1 0 0   h ouses ▁were ▁demol ished . ▁In ▁Morgan ▁City , ▁Louisiana , ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 7 5   m ph ▁( 1 2 0   km / h ) ▁ble w ▁down ▁w ires ▁and ▁cri pp led ▁communication . ▁The ▁total ▁damage ▁to ▁infrastr ucture ▁in ▁areas ▁surrounding ▁New ▁Orleans ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁US $ 6 . 5   mill ion . ▁The ▁heav iest ▁rain ▁fell ▁within ▁an ▁area ▁ 2 5   mi ▁( 4 0   km ) ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁center , ▁though ▁heavy ▁ra inf all ▁occurred ▁throughout ▁the ▁eastern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁in land . ▁Franklin , ▁Louisiana ▁measured ▁the ▁highest ▁ra inf all ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁storm ▁with ▁a ▁reading ▁of ▁ 1 4 . 4 3   in ▁( 3 6 . 7   cm ); ▁on ▁September   3 0 , ▁ 1 0 . 2 8   in ▁( 2 6 . 1   cm