[McGavin999]

I imagine they got the official word, but most of the media focus was on NO. They were probably able to get a lot of the people from the bigger cities out, but a lot of those small towns either didn't get it, or didn't believe it.

[Bush gal in LA]

I am sure you are right but wasn't the brunt of the hurricane originally supposed to make a direct hit on N.O. only? Then I think ,at the last minute, the hurricane, turned direction, maybe towards Mississippi , and authorities didn't have time to get the word out.My friends want me to explain why all these people [thousands?] didn't make it out in time and I don't know what to tell them.