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No, people died in NOLA because they were stupid. This was a massive Darwin Award competition. Everyone... and I mean EVERYONE... in NOLA knew what would happen when "the Big One" hit.

IN fact, hurricane Ivan gave them a dress rehersal for Katrina. While nothing much flooded, they all knew that the evacuation plan was hopeless, and that the SuperDome wasn't gonna be a workable shelter.

How many people did you see signalling for a helicopter while standing on top of a submerged car or truck? Or standing on top of a roof where they'd chopped a hole with that legendary axe in the attic?

"How many people did you see signalling for a helicopter while standing on top of a submerged car or truck? Or standing on top of a roof where they'd chopped a hole with that legendary axe in the attic?"

I heard estimates of roughly 20,000 in attics or on rooftops. Countless boats used. At least 1000 helicopters used over the course of the rescue. This is almost exactly the number estimated by the OEP that would be killed or need to be rescued by a major flood. That number came from the estimates for those without transportation or the means to pay for their evacuation.