People won't all leave..i.e, the homeless sleeping in alleyways , because I read that the French Quarter will cease to exist.
I hate being an alarmist, but OTOH, we have to face the facts.
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the doomsday scenarios are all based on a storm coming from the ese. this one will be coming from the south...there is quite a bit of distance from the marshy southern coast of la and new orleans....will it be bad...obviously....but book your mardi gras plans.