Very late add: it seems that nobody in Louisiana has the authority to declare a mandatory evac. According to the U.S. Consitution it can't be done either, only people with prior warrants can be evicted from their homes. In order to a forceably evacuate an individual, that person must present a clear and present danger to all; examples would be gun fire and shit. Rampant disease isn't enough. So these pricks who decided not to leave are going to cost us more millions. Blanco has refused to issue order. Period.

In still another example of New Orleans incompetence that we all have to pay for, the Chief of Police (they actually have one?) has decided that the absolutely final mandatory evacuaton order will not be enforced. I'm real close to donating nothing more. I have to bite my brain and say that a lot of people need help. And they deserve it. We will be paying the med bills for these slimeballs for months. And that stupid bitch governess cried, actually cried, instead of sending out the National Guard. The big lesson here is that Mayoral Elections are really important; elections for governor ditto. And I keep thinking, "they shot Huey Long didn' they?" but that is bad. Bad boy, Howard. No pussy for two days.