I heard one say they heard about it on TV..called a local official and it was denied..WHO knows.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477598/posts
Nagin said slow response cost lives (singles out Gov, who asked for 24 hours to make a key decision)
Lots of stories..pick one..
One of the worst failures in NO was the failure of any kind of backup communication. We saw what could be seen from a TV satellite truck, but inside the city LEOs had no idea what was happening if they couldn't see it in person. They could not even send a runner with information. The Coast Guard who were depositing people at the convention center were told by 'somebody' to do so, but that 'somebody' did not also tell the Mayor, or local EOC, or Governor, or - That 'somebody' must have assumed that it was a good decision to send people there.
I have confidence that General Honore will explain it to us all sometime down the road.