Since this story broke, I have wondered what really happened. The workers may have had no way to evacuate those patients. I'd like to know what (if any) evac plans the nursing home had....was there transportation & the workers didn't use it? Did they try to call anyone to get the folks out? Did they notify the families? We simply don't know yet.
While I was typing that response, more info was posted. The owner refused the evac order.....then they deserve to be charged & will rot in hell.
Steve Kuiper, vice president of operations for Acadian Ambulance, said he was told that St. Rita's had an evacuation plan that depended on another nursing home. Acadian, by far the largest ambulance provider in the state, used helicopters to evacuate many of the parish's neediest medical cases after the storm hit. But Mr. Kuiper said he never heard from St. Rita's."They didn't think this would ever happen," Mr. Melerine said. "They just didn't evacuate."
Their lawyer contacted authorities and the lawyer said that their story differs quite a bit from the story being presented in the media.
Do I trust the media? NO, so I'll wait for more facts.