Anyone still in New Orleans?

Question

Has anyone decided to stay in New Orleans.

Answer 1

Unfortunately there a few people that have decided to shelter in place and stay for the storm. There are hundreds of homeless people as well that are either very uninformed about the storm or don't really care that are staying. I've heard from news reports that there are about 5,000 people left in the city and some are still leaving the city.

The sad part is that there will be absolutely no government aided help once the storm is over. Its sad but there are 400+ FREE buses headed to high ground in several locations across the city.  

Answer 2

national guard

Answer 3

A few people. I left the city and went to my parents house in Ponchatoula ( across the lake, on the northshore)

Grabbed my pets and essentials and left.

We're starting to get the bands.

blah @ Gustav

Answer 4

Obviously first responders are still in the city.

There are always a few people who won't leave. That is NOT unique to New Orleans, but below is my take on the situation in NOLA right now:

- Most of them are people who believe they made an informed decision to stay, probably based on their experience during Katrina (not all of the city flooded). Those people will probably be OK because they are prepared and in a place that did not flood during Katrina.

- Some people stay because they view a disaster as an opportunity to steal/loot, and that is NOT something unique to New Orleans.  

- Others stay because they are addicted to drugs, don't have the money to evacuate themselves, and know illegal drugs won't be allowed on the buses or in the shelters.  

- A few stay because they are so out of touch with reality they don't know about the evacuation. That would include the street people who are psychotic and really should have already been in an institution.

Note that NOPD estimates there are about 10,000 people still in the city, down from about 70,000 for Katrina.  The percentage of looters and druggies will probably be much lower than for Katrina - most of those populations never returned after Katrina.  

There were about 500 "street people" who went to New Orleans after Katrina to take advantage of the no-questions-asked services available in a disaster zone (free food, free clothes, free shelter, free medical, etc.).  They are often assumed to be "Katrina victims/homeless" by tourists but are not. They were most likely among the 11,000+ who were evacuated by bus and train, but I don't actually know.

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/...

Answer 5

Yep-check this website out. A group of drunks are hanging around outside during it. They have a webcam broadcast going.

http://www.gregledet.net/hurricam/hurric...

Answer 6

Hope they all get out safe.

Time for FEMA to think twice e as to relocating people permanently elsewhere in USA.

That place is below sea level and prone to disaster.

America should stop wasting money there and start relocating people else where.