I read a couple of hours ago that the mayor had ordered everybody out of the convention center and told them to start walking over the bridge. I assume this means in the direction of the SD, and it seemed that there would be police or NG along the route.
Police chief says thousands trapped in convention center
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=40170
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The New Orleans police chief says 15,000 people are trapped in the city’s convention center. And he says some are being raped and beaten.