The decision to evacuate after Katrina had been mandated by government officials: “In situations like this disaster, the government takes control. The state retrieved your loved one and brought to the parish’s coroner office. Eventually, all deceased will be taken to St. Gabriel, LA (southwest of Baton Rouge), where a thorough medical exam will be performed and a cause of death will be identified. A death certificate will be available. Once a cause of death has been determined, state officials will contact the family.”
