There were 120,000 people in NOLA without CARS. They friggin' couldn't get out! What part of that do y'all refuse to grasp?
Or do you intentionally ignore it because it makes it easier to justify keeping them trapped in a death zone?
Death zone?
They could have walked for fifty miles east or west of the convention center without a drop of water touching their feet! They would have passed hundreds upon hundreds of places that had food, water, and supplies within. There were a million metric tons of supplies within 10 square miles without crossing a bridge.
The bridges that lead to the west bank are not far at all from the convention center. There is not just one "bedroom community" accross the bridges but many parishes and lots of communities. They can also be accessed by ferries. I do not know where the ferries were. Also remember, these are not bridges over the pontchatrain. These are bridges over the Mississippi River and barring being hit with barges, ect, should have been in fine shape. I understand about closing them for wind. This was different. I spent those few days screaming at the tv set about why they did not let those people over the bridge where there was no flooding and little damage and where were the ferries that could have held several thousand people.