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Home Front: Economy
Gov.: New Orleans Needs to Be Evacuated
2005-08-30
BATON ROUGE, La. Aug 30, 2005 — With water rising in the streets of New Orleans and conditions rapidly deteriorating, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Tuesday that the tens of thousands of people now huddled in the Superdome and other rescue centers would have to be evacuated. "The situation is untenable," Blanco said at a news conference. "It's just heartbreaking."

Because of two levees that broke Tuesday, the city was rapidly filling with water, the governor said. She also said the power could be out for a long time, and the storm broke a major water main, leaving the city without drinkable water.
Posted by:Steve

#6  So now it's 4 1/2 + months.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-08-30 22:24  

#5  Mrs D - you need some coffee - NO is dead for 4+ months as a town
Posted by: Frank G   2005-08-30 22:05  

#4  Don't get too excited. This probably just means another two weeks added onto whatever it was going to take to clean the place up before. NO will come back, whether it is an economically justified decision or not.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-08-30 21:57  

#3  Good-bye New Orleans, hello New Venice!
Posted by: Charles   2005-08-30 21:46  

#2  ...Just heard at 2045 EST that they have given up on any attempts to repair the levees.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2005-08-30 20:32  

#1  Two levees?? Holy crap. NO is finished if they can't fix the breaks. Welcome to New Orleans Atlantis!
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-08-30 17:56  

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