As Hurricane Gustav bore down on the gulf coast August 30, 2008, New Orleans residents began preparing for evacuation in light of the lessons learned from the evacuation before Hurricane Katrina's landfall on August 29, 2005. Mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, called for a mandatory evacuation of the city on August 30, 2008.
Gustav was a Category 2 hurricane when it hit the U.S. on Monday, September 1, 2008, making landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, at 10:30 a.m. EST.CNN: Water Clears Levees As Gustav Makes Louisiana Landfall
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"What you're going to see is the product of three years of planning, training and exercising at all levels of government, starting with the local and the state level and leading up to the federal level"— U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael ChertoffChicago Tribune: ... New Orleans hears 'Katrina' (August 30, 2008)
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Contraflow traffic patterns put into place very early August 31, 2008Times Picayune: Waiting for Gustav (August 30, 2008)
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$7 million contract for bus transport to aid evacueesSan Francisco Chronicle: New Orleans evacuating... (August 30, 2008)
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Residents who do not evacuate asked to accept "all responsibility for themselves and their loved ones"Chicago Tribune: ... New Orleans hears 'Katrina' (August 30, 2008)
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Business owners concerned that police won't control lootingChicago Tribune: ... New Orleans hears 'Katrina' (August 30, 2008)
