Wow. What are the odds that Baton Rouge could literally dodge two bullets in less than a month?
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With all of the refugees from New Orleans in the city, the "dodging bullets" analogy may be appropriate. We were very fortunate with Katrina. If she'd hit Baton Rouge the way that she hit some cities in Mississippi, the relief effort in New Orleans would have been even more difficult. Many of the convoys that you saw going into New Orleans were staging a couple of miles from my house here in Gonzales. Rita was never considered a big threat here, but I was afraid that she'd turn at the last minute and hit closer to Morgan City or New Iberia. That hit would have been horrible for Baton Rouge.
Bill
PS. "Refugees" and "evacuees" are not the same. If you had a job before the storm hit, you're an evacuee. If you didn't have a job, you're a refugee. If you don't like that designation, you need to get a job before the next storm.