where they are going now, Astrodome, or any where else that could have been rigged. Red cross shelters all over. But out of the area the way people with transportation means were able to exit.
A day before the storm struck there were reports of people with no way to leave. Stuck.
How could the Superdome have been the best choice. God knows what would have happened to the roof if the direct hit had occurred. Reports anticipated the destruction of NOLA -- no electric, no way to return to anything.
But it didn't. I don't think, for the short term, the Superdome as a place for people to go, was a bad idea. It worked. It's not a good longer term solution, but for the immediate storm, it worked.