Can't wait to get up there for a visit for the first week of October. I know it is always a gamble when the foliage will peak but I also know more often than not the second week can be too late in northern VT.
The eye looks almost better on recent radar frames. It is moving due north for sure with an occasional NNE wobble. Going to be VERY close for NOLA proper. Going to be a rough ride for sure in Kenner.
I honestly wish there was a more accurate wind field depiction for over land. NHC shows the TS winds onshore in southeastern New England but no ob on land supports anything close to sustained TS winds.