[finnman69]

Not a bad idea. But realistically if New Orleans had been hit directly by the hurricane, they would be evacuating 5,000 people, not 100,000.

The only real lifeboat is to get out of the city.

[syriacus]

...realistically if New Orleans had been hit directly by the hurricane, they would be evacuating 5,000 people, not 100,000.

In the case of Katrina, life rafts might have saved lives.