only parts of NO being evacuated - (parishes up and running)

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http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_Times-Picayune/archives/2005_09.html#078253

St. Charles Parish Up and Running
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005 10 p.m.

By Jenny Hurwitz
River Parishes Bureau
As of Thursday, the overwhelming majority of St.
Charles Parish residents that evacuated in the wake of
Hurricane Katrina had returned home, and local
government was up and running, according to parish
officials.
“We feel really good about our recovery efforts,” said
Tab Troxler, director of the parish’s emergency
operations.
Based on water consumption, about 90 percent of
parish residents are back, and industries are
reporting between 95 and 100 percent attendance,
Troxler said.
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St. Tammany officially opens to residents
Friday, 6:30 a.m.

St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis has given residents the official "all clear'' to return to their property today beginning at 8 a.m.

The parish had requested that residents stay away to facilitate restoration of utilities and debris cleanup in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, but many people had been returning for several days, Davis told WWL-TV.

"We wanted to get them back to the parish so that they could look at their properties and evaluate the situation,'' he said.
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So is it only the poor and black that were scattered to the four winds and who will never be able to pay their way back to their home city

This seems to be the biggest urban renewal project I have seen where they have divided up and moved most to the far ends of the country.

What about the mandatory evacuation? Parishes up and running? Sounds like it all depends on where you live. And perhaps who you are.

[MSgt213]

1. The Mayor of New Orleans is only in charge of the city of New Orleans

and not the surrounding parishes. He can't order them to do anything.

[rox63]

2. Parishes are like counties

So although New Orleans is split between several parishes, those parishes also include other cities and towns. The city of New Orleans is still under a mandatory evacuation order.