[txhurl]

I mean, I guess we'd expect it to be evacuated but wouldn't SOMEBODY with a cell phone have ridden it out?

[Spktyr]

Cell phones tend to be useless when the towers go down or the backup power systems finally run out of power.

[Quick1]

You would also have to expect that the cell phone towers survived.

[BurbankKarl]

all the cell towers could be down....and those fancy public safety radio systems are notorious for failing...La. has a statewide system.

[Tobor]

My experience is that cell phones are
the first thing to go in a hurricane

[monday]

"I mean, I guess we'd expect it to be evacuated but wouldn't SOMEBODY with a cell phone have ridden it out?"

Maybe they have bigger worries than talking to idiotic reporters. Also considering electricity is out, no one can hear the appeals for people call in. Personally I would be saving my batteries to dial 911 if necessary.