Things are rapidly deteriorating. The Superdome is to be evacuated. They’re evacuating the hospitals, the prison. All of New Orleans is to be evacuated. A looter apparently shot a cop in the head. I heard a rumor that martial law has been declared. [That is still not confirmed by the way.]<\/p>\n
Brendan Loy<\/a> has been tireless over the last 5 days. It’s awful reading, in some respects – but it’s fast-breaking. People in the comments send in links to TV reports, news reports, updates from the area. Way more fast-breaking than regular news channels. But here’s the “evacuate New Orleans” notice on Fox<\/a>.<\/p>\n In that piece:<\/p>\n “The looting is out of control. The French Quarter has been attacked,” said Jackie Clarkson, a New Orleans councilwoman. “We’re using exhausted, scarce police to control looting when they should be used for search and rescue.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Sounds like things are getting exponentially worse with every passing moment. I can’t imagine how they will evacuate everyone who is in that Superdome. There are rumors that there are now 60,000 people in there.<\/p>\n This is the worst-case scenario people have feared (and many warned of). It’s happening right now.<\/p>\n More updates here – local TV station<\/a> – although it’s hard to know what is happening – it’s all happening so fast. You can keep clicking on that link for updates as they come in.<\/p>\n People of Louisiana, people of Mississippi, Alabama, everyone affected by this horrible storm … my thoughts and prayers are with you all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Things are rapidly deteriorating. The Superdome is to be evacuated. They’re evacuating the hospitals, the prison. All of New Orleans is to be evacuated. A looter apparently shot a cop in the head. I heard a rumor that martial law … Continue reading