I think I heard the population was 1.4 million (think that must be the greater metro area.)
Originally they said 100,000 stayed behind, but I believe it must be more.
I read one survey where they asked the NO residents if they'd evacuate in the event of a storm and around 30 percent said they wouldn't.
If those figures held true, we're probably looking at 300,000 that remained in the city. How many of those are alive or dead, who knows.
Thanks, dawn. Sucks to know that many people put their lives and their CHILDREN in harm's way.