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Afternoon August 29, 2005: Louisiana Deploys 68 School Buses to Evacuate Stranded Residents in New Orleans

2005-08-29

The State of Louisiana sends 68 school buses into New Orleans today to rescue people stranded in the city. [Advocate (Baton Rouge), 9/18/2005] (The number of people successfully evacuated on these buses is not clear.)