September 6, 2005

Rescue workers said that there were still many who were not heeding the mandatory evacuation order first issued by Mayor Nagin on August 28. They were concerned about their property being looted, unaware of the full extent of the disaster, worried about their pets, or concerned that conditions would be worse in the shelters. Due to unsanitary conditions in the city, as well as contamination of E. coli bacteria in the standing water in the city, Nagin ordered the forced evacuation of everyone that was not involved in cleaning up after Hurricane Katrina