[pitinkie]

60 minutes saying Nagin ordered evac 2 days before hurricane! Wasnt it sunday..one day before?

[nicmarlo]

They are lying....Nagin didn't order evac until Sunday....hurricane came in early Monday a.m.

[hipaatwo]

60 minutes saying Nagin ordered evac 2 days before hurricane! Wasnt it sunday..one day before?



The first day the evac orders weren't mandatory. Sunday they were.

[SE Mom]

Voluntary evac Fridayish...Sunday morning mandatory evac...AFTER the president called the governor.

[nicmarlo]

National Hurricane Director had to call Nagin at home Saturday night to plead: "Get people out..."

"The criticisms of Nagin came from above as well. Numerous officials urged him to evacuate the city, but he worried about the legality of ordering people out when New Orleans has few safe hurricane shelters. Also, National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield in Miami called Nagin at home Saturday night and told him: "Get people out of New Orleans."

[Cboldt]

60 minutes saying Nagin ordered evac 2 days before hurricane! Wasnt it sunday..one day before?

I think there were two (maybe more) evacuation orders. The really urgent "mandatory" one was on Sunday. An earlier order was not mandatory, but urged preparation for an evacuation.

[CajunConservative]

Yep, I believe he told them to get out on Sunday. It was definitely less than 48 hours before landfall.