Source: CNN, August 28, 2005 (prior to the hurricane)
Note that the link takes you to Google's cached page of this very recent article, meaning that CNN has taken it down from their site already.
"Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said that President Bush had called and urged the state to order the evacuation."
Being totally cynical did it come that way because she already know if she gave the order she had not set up any contingency policies to enable this to actually happen. I know now is not the time to assimilate blame but IMHO she failed in some very basic areas that surely a Governor should be in control of.