Approximately 30,000 according to the Superdome: How many evacuees from Katrina were in the superdome?
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It does of course depend on what time period one is asking about. Sunday 8/28/05 before the storm hit landfall there were about 15,000 of us in the Superdome. Monday night after the storm hit and was headed away there were probably 20,000. On Tuesday 8/30/05 long after Katrina had left and the levees failed it was growing up to about 30,000.
Paul Harris
Author, "Diary From the Dome, Reflections on Fear and Privilege During Katrina"
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