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To: LindyBill who wrote (136710)	9/2/2005 7:18:13 PM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793926

The evacuation order pre-dated the hurricane, Bill.

To: LindyBill who wrote (136710)	9/2/2005 7:46:23 PM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793926

The evacuation was mandatory on Sunday, Aug. 28. I watched it on CNN. Didn't see those school buses, though. cnn.com "New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin declared a state of emergency Sunday and ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city.... "He exempted essential federal, state, and local personnel; emergency and utility workers; transit workers; media; hotel workers; and patrons from the evacuation order.... "Between 20,000 and 25,000 others who remained in the city lined up to take shelter in the Louisiana Superdome, lining up for what authorities warned would be an unpleasant day and a half at minimum."