Hey, does anyone know when/if the "Emergency Broadcasting System" began issuing warnings and then the mandatory evacuation order? Supposedly radio and tv are able to inundate the public with info -- people should not have been able to turn to any broadcast channel without getting the info..... don't know if there's anything similar for cable and satellite channels....
From folks I know who got out before it hit--the local teevee stations were downplaying both the severity and the likelihood of it hitting New Orleans. Some think they were trying to milk the last tourist dollar--and making a bet that the storm wouldn't hit.