New Orleans’ Mayor Ray Nagin has just unveiled a hurricane evacuation plan should the city ever be threatened by a large hurricane. Whew! Just in time, too, because I think scientists have predicted a large hurricane may hit New Orleans in the near… past.

From MSNBC:

NEW ORLEANS - Mayor Ray Nagin unveiled a new evacuation strategy for New Orleans on Tuesday that relies more on buses and trains and eliminates the Superdome and Convention Center as shelters.

Relies more on buses? What is Nagin going to do, insure TWO parking lots full of flooded buses?

“Amtrak trains will also be used for evacuation purposes, which we’re really excited about,” Nagin said.

Unfortunately, Hurricane Katrina didn’t strike during an election year or maybe Nagin would’ve been excited enough not to decline Amtrak’s offer to use a train to evacuate people last time.

I wonder if Nagin remembered to include the “free trips to Vegas” offer in this year’s plan.