‘It sounded like an explosion’: 6 shocked by power line at Metairie hotel By  Michelle Hunter , NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune  | Updated Apr 19, 8:51 PM; Posted Apr 19, 5:06 PM Debbie Rogers had just arrived to open her Metairie store, Causeway Upscale Consignment and Design Center, around 9:45 a.m. Thursday (April 19) when a loud boom echoed through the air. […]