It was saved with a lot of help last time around, and it may need saving again...

"The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H. Res. 892 - submitted by Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA) - recognizing the dedication of the employees at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in Southeast Louisiana. The resolution honors a team of facility employees who voluntarily stayed behind during Hurricane Katrina last August to protect the valuable space flight hardware critical to NASA's space shuttle program from the floodwaters.

As hurricane winds exceeded 130 miles per hour and storm surge topped the 19 foot levees surrounding the facility, the 37 members of the Michoud Hurricane Ride-Out Team worked tirelessly manning the pumping station and generators, pumping more than one billion gallons of water out of the facility. Their dedication kept the Michoud Assembly Facility an island of dry land, which made it possible to resume External Tank production less than 5 weeks after the storm passed..."

SpaceRef

"NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans will close at midnight Saturday, Aug. 30, to all but essential support personnel because of the approach and expected landfall of tropical storm Gustav, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane. All scheduled production activities have been canceled during the Labor Day holiday weekend."

I would assume the latest ride-out team is part of the "essential support personnel" staying behind. Hope they get hazard pay.

Take care, and be safe.
Vince