I have friends there. They all headed North.
I was reading about it on msnbc & one quote really cracked me up, it was so typical New Orleanian.
This lady in the French Quarter said something along the lines of "We live thru mardi Gras. This is nothing." And another guy said his house was built for Napoleans nephew, so if it's still standing now, he didn;t think they had much to worry about.
Luckily for New Orleans, the storm turned to the east. I feel really sorry for the folks in Biloxi & Mobile.