New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has ordered an evacuation of the city, in preparation for what he called "the mother of all storms."
The evacuation order, which will not be physically enforced by officials, will start with the city's low-lying West Bank starting early on Sunday. Evacuation of the East Bank starts at at noon.
Andrew Potter reports.
Nagin's announcement brought all the city's residents under an evacuation order for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city in 2005.SOUNDBITES: Mayor Ray Naginanother
