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The reason the Superdome was opened.
Mary Anne — (archived)

The poor had no cars to leave the city.

This was widely known. It's a phenomenon in most major cities, and in small towns, too, like the one I live in.

From the article you linked to, above:
"This is the real deal. Anyone who can get out should go now," the city's mayor, Ray Nagin, warned.

Please notice that the emphasis was placed on ability to leave, not on telling people to go to designated evacuation points where transportation will be provided.

There was no transportation out of town provided for people with none of their own, except by kind neighbors who gave individuals and families space in their cars.

I suppose we can blame those left for not walking out of town.

They were told to find shelter in the Superdome. That was the extent of the planning.

We can talk about the assessment of New Orleans's emergency preparedness that took place last year and then ignored at another time.

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