[mtbopfuyn]

Doesn't matter. The mayor had an emergency on his hands. Take over the buses and assign police and firefighters as drivers.

Look at Houston. They threw together at a moment's notice what the Super Dome should have had. It's running smoothingly.

[cripplecreek]

As mayor Ray Nagin is the ultimate authority in the city.

[Shermy]

"Look at Houston. They threw together at a moment's notice what the Super Dome should have had. It's running smoothingly."

Houston wasn't wiped out and dealing with a civil insurrection.

[angkor]

Doesn't matter. The mayor had an emergency on his hands. Take over the buses and assign police and firefighters as drivers.

Among all the other duties he had to assign to his dwindling and unavailable "first responders"?

I'm not defending the guy, I'm just proposing that there's a lot more to the picture than "Nagin's a fool", which he very well may be.

But first and foremost he *clearly* had no cooperation from the Orleans School Board.

[anymouse]

Just deputize teachers or community leaders to find a responsible driver. Heck, just point the people towards the buses and they will know what to do.