[longshadow]

The Mayor was pleading for the people to evacuate, while the attorneys were checking the legalities of a mandatory evacuation order.

see #103 this thread.

The Governor and the head of any political unit in LA has the statutory authority to order an evacuation, as per the NOLA city website Emergency Plan.

More to the point, the city of New Orleans emergency Plan says the MAYOR is responsible for deciding and ordering an evacuation. The word "order" implies mandatory compliance; that's why it's called an "evacuation order" instead of "evacuation advisory," or "recommendation," or "suggestion," or "request."

The legality issue is either completely bogus, or else the Mayor wasn't even following his own administraton's Emergency Plan as a CAT 5 hurricane bore down on the city. In either case, he's an incompetent, malfeseant moron who is responsible for getting people killed.

[hoosiermama]

The mayor and/or governor...Should have just ordered the evacuation....No one would have known if they had the legal authority. "Authority" comes from taking action....They could have worried about the technicalities later.

Elected leaders are not always true leaders.

IMO These two were just puppets.....Wooded headed, controlled by strings.

[dixiechick2000]

Thank you for all of that wonderful imformation!
I didn't know the particulars.


"In either case, he's an incompetent, malfeseant moron who is responsible for getting people killed."


Do you think it is possible that he will be held liable?

That may be a very silly question.
I'm only wondering about the possibilities.