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Posted: Wednesday, 27 May 2009 12:23PM
La. Officials: More might need help evacuating in 2009
WWL/ Associated Press Reporting
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Officials in Louisiana estimate that 50,000 people may need help evacuating coastal areas this year due to the sour economy.
That's about 10,000 more than last year, when an estimated total of 1.7 million to 1.9 million fled south Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Gustav last summer.
Mark Cooper, director of Louisiana's emergency preparedness office, said the state is planning for that worst case scenario and has secured verbal commitments for the additional shelter space, should it be needed, for people that would be evacuated on government-secured buses, trains or planes.
The state also is planning to again provide services, such as wreckers and fuel trucks, to help avoid long traffic delays should contraflow be enacted.
Hurricane season begins Monday.
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