NEW ORLEANS -- Theodore "Teddy" Kogos has been going to Greek Fest his entire life.
"I love the Greek Festival. I went to the first one. Ever since then I've been to them, as long as I've lived in New Orleans," Kogos said.
With subtropical storm Alberto projected to enter the gulf, Kogos is not going to let the threat of rain disrupt quality time with his son and his culture.
"Rain or shine. I'm out here," Kogos said.
"We'll use the umbrellas to bring you on in, if it's raining too hard," Ginny Zissis, Chairman of Greek Festival said.
Rain or shine, Zissis says the event will continue.
"If we have to bring the band inside, we'll bring the band inside!! We'll make this a big Opa! party inside!" Zissis said.
Kentwood, LA resident Elaine Miller is not so optimistic.
"The main concern is if there is any flooding around the streets, around the Superdome," Miller said.
This weekend Miller is driving down from Kentwood to New Orleans to attend Bayou Country Superfest.
"Saturday was out at the square by the Superdome. They moved that indoors. But Sunday, we're still planning to come, we're just praying for not too much rain so we can make it in and out," Miller said.
AAA predicts nearly 42 million people will travel this holiday weekend, with almost 37 million traveling in automobiles.
Forecasters say we could see pockets of heavy rain throughout Saturday. We will likely see the affects of Alberto Sunday afternoon.
If you're cruising along the gulf coast this memorial day, Chief Meteorologist Carl Arredondo says it is best to stay put.
"Sunday night into Monday and the first part of Tuesday I wouldn't do any traveling along I-10 or coming south from I-20 to I-10 because the impacts of Alberto would be all across the gulf south. So, traveling probably not advised Sunday night into Tuesday," Arredondo said.
Living through numerous Hurricanes her entire life here in Louisiana, Elaine Miller knows you can never let your guard down.
"You can't mess with Mother Nature for sure! And you don't trust her," Miller said.