Originally Posted by spider-man
New Orleans is a long way from anywhere, surrounded on three sides by water. Not many people could walk 80 miles to Baton Rouge. I'm not sure where else they might consider walking before the storm.
Anything would've been better than staying put. How about lifting a leftover car or bike from someone who had evacuated? Everything that got left behind was destroyed anyway. If I had my kids in New Orleans before the storm, I would've found a way to get out by hook or crook.