Events (24)

• May 6, 2002: Ray Nagin Becomes Mayor of New Orleans Parish 2002-05-06
• August 26, 2005: New Orleans Mayor Considers Tax to Fight Crime, Improve Public Safety 2005-08-26
• Evening August 26, 2005: New Orleans Mayor, Other Parish Officials Urge Residents to Prepare, Pay Attention 2005-08-26
• Morning, August 27, 2005: Southeastern Louisiana Parishes Issue Evacuation Orders, New Orleans Mayor Expresses Concern Over Short Window for Evacuation 2005-08-27
• (1:30 pm) August 27, 2005: Louisiana Officials Urges Preparation and Evacuations 2005-08-27
• Afternoon August 27, 2005: New Orleans Officials Prepare for Storm Behind Closed Doors. 2005-08-27
• Afternoon August 27, 2005: New Orleans Police Headquarters Calmly Prepares for Storm 2005-08-27
• Evening August 27, 2005: New Orleans Mayor Strongly Urges Evacuation 2005-08-27
• 8:30 pm August 27, 2005: Last Amtrak Train Leaves New Orleans, Carrying Equipment, but no Passengers 2005-08-27
• Evening August 27, 2005: NHC Director Calls Governors of Louisiana and Mississippi 2005-08-27
• (8:00 pm) August 27, 2005: NHC Director Calls New Orleans Mayor 2005-08-27
• (8:17 am) August 28, 2005: Louisiana State Police Announce Mandatory Evacuation for New Orleans 2005-08-28
• Before 9:30am August 28, 2005: FEMA Director Asks President to Call New Orleans Mayor to Urge Mandatory Evacuation 2005-08-28
• Shortly before 9:30 am August 28, 2005: President Bush Calls Louisiana Governor 2005-08-28
• (9:30 am) August 28, 2005: New Orleans Mayor Announces Mandatory Evacuation of New Orleans 2005-08-28
• (12:00 pm) August 28, 2005: City, FEMA, Scramble for Buses to Transport New Orleans Residents to Superdome 2005-08-28
• Afternoon August 28, 2005: New Orleans, Neighboring Parishes, Announce Curfews 2005-08-28
• Shortly after 9:30 am August 28, 2005: Louisiana Governor Urges New Orleans-area Residents to Evacuate 2005-08-28
• Before 7:15 am August 29, 2005: Water Already Spilling Over Floodwall in New Orleans’ 9th Ward 2005-08-29
• (7:15 am) August 29, 2005: New Orleans Mayor Tells NBC that Water is Overtopping New Orleans Levee System, Lower 9th Ward is Flooding 2005-08-29
• (7:15 am) August 29, 2005: New Orleans Mayor Tells NBC that City is Prepared to Sustain Superdome Evacuees for 4-5 Days 2005-08-29
• (7:30 pm) August 29, 2005: FEMA Representative Details New Orleans’ Levee System Breaches, Flooding, and Damage to Mayor and officials at FEMA Headquarters 2005-08-29
• Evening August 29, 2005: Mayor Nagin Tells WWLTV City is in ‘State of Devastation’; ‘Incredible Amount of Water in City’ 2005-08-29
• (Summer 2005): Hurricane Evacuation Program Produces Video Providing Evacuation Advice