I wonder how many are at the convention center now.
" 12:38 P.M. - (AP): Two French Quarter hotels says federal officials have foiled their plans to hire buses to ferry guests to higher ground.
The general manager of the Astor Hotel at Astor Crowne Plaza says the hotels teamed to hire ten buses to carry some 500 guests.
But Peter Ambros says federal officials commandeered the buses, and told the guests to join thousands of other evacuees at the New Orleans convention center.
One man says he and others had paid $45 a seat for the buses, and that they were "totally stunned" when the buses never arrived. Another woman said the crowd had waited 14 hours for the buses. She says the idea of walking to the convention center scared her because of reports of looting.
The woman says it appears Louisiana officials have forgotten about tourists, and are just intent on getting their own residents out.
I would have stayed right in the hotel, which should have a good stockpile of booze.
My God, it's unfathomable!
Everyone just needs to get the heck out of there! take your children, throw you grandma over your back if you have too... but GET THE HECK OUT OF THERE!
Don't wait one second longer, just LEAVE!
But wait, there have been folks here on FR saying that the poor are worse off than those with money! This can't be true! You mean, even those with money are stuck in NO? (sarcasm tag for those who don't understand sarcasm)
They also seized 2 buses allocated to evacuate sick children from a hospital! I guess the sick children are SOL