You hit the nail on the head. When I first heard that the citizens taking refuge in the SuperDome were not being provided cots on the field due to flooding concerns, I felt like this was a huge mistake. It is as if someone said, "Hey, I've got an idea - why not house them in the SuperDome?"
The City of NO should have had basic provisions on the ground. While it is not feasible to have enough provisions for 100k people, a basic load could have minimized some of the tragedy.
The Superdome was a good idea. No problem with hat. But you tocuhed on a good point. Since they had 40 years to prepare for this I would like to know how much water and food did they stockpile for such an occasion - for how many people and how many days?