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Gotta weigh in on this thread. Mandatory evacuation was given the day beofre the storm after voluntary evacuation was give 2 days prior. The traffic flow out of No was unbelievable. They started contraflow out of the city in all directions 2 days beofre the storm. The mayor and the Governor have been and are still at odds and it will be interesting to see how this will play out. Ray Nagan should be commended on the job that he has "tried" to do. The initial plan had all efofrts coordinated through local and parish officials. Then others came in and took over and thats when sparks began to fly. FEMA is all over down here and the ones that are located in Baton Rouge seem to be "along for the ride". Its been great for our economy but don't see much effectiveness from these folks.
One point I want to make, the national media has out lived their usefulness. Most haven't heard that there are parts of NO that have power and some commerce is going on. The river has opened back up, some of the ports are up and running. The city will be back, I think sooner than predicted. And I can't keep count the number of reports about having to physically remove residents. From the local officials, they say if they want to stay leave them there. Understand there are some parts of the city that have no damage at all. Sorry to hijack this thread with info that may not be relevant but I can't stand false inofrmation being put out and speculations based on wrong reports.
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