I don't think any of the typical buildings (schools, hospitals) can be official shelters in New Orleans because they are all below sea level. In a major catastrophe, they could flood out and all could die. That's why the Superdome is being declared a "place of last resort". They mean what they say - last resort. It won't be the Hilton inside there. After a couple of days, it won't even be as good as a Motel 6. No government really wants to be responsible for what could happen in a city like New Orleans which legally they might if certain structures were declared as shelters.
Right. Which is why we are suggesting that a plan that evacuated persons to shelters in Baton Rouge would have been preferable, since there is no storm surge danger there.
It's not going to be just a couple of days, IMO.