Reply #5: As I understand it, [View All]

[necso]

this varies (rather widely) from state to state. (And, in practice, if troops of some sort get involved under de facto (if nothing more) martial law, then almost anything may happen, including being rounded up and shipped off -- for whatever reason.)

Here in CA, the authorities are instructed (they were once, anyway, according to a copy of instructions from the (then) governor that I have stashed somewhere) to use some (whatever) means to remove you, including the ever useful "interfering with a police officer (etc) in the course of his duties".

People I know hide elsewhere and sneak back if they wish to stay when ordered to evacuate, which is always a possibility here when the fires are raging.

But as I understand it, New Orleans is at considerable risk from a hurricane of the wrong sort, so evacuation is advisable, at least if so instructed.