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Here (The Steady Buidup to a City's Chaos) is some interesting information from, of all places, the Washington Post:

But local officials got the word out that this was no ordinary storm, and residents took them seriously, streaming out of town in the contra-flow lanes. Hurricane Pam's leaders had predicted a 65 percent evacuation rate, but Maestri reported 70 percent in Jefferson Parish, thanks in part to a church buddy program that provided rides for as many as 25,000 residents, and St. Bernard Parish reported 90 percent. "We had some hard-headed sons of bitches who wouldn't leave, but we made sure everyone knew this was the one," said emergency manager Larry Ingargiola.

A church buddy program. Think of that. Maybe Al and Jesse should have Rev'd up something in Orleans Parish after the Hurricane Pam simulation a year ago.