re: Hurricane Gustav

I keep hearing people debate whether or not the game will be on, and posting LSU statements regarding the game, but havent really seen any talk about this.

Gustav will not really have any weather problems for the game, but it could REALLY make Saturday traffic worse than it already is, and cause many to miss the game. Yes the hurricane may not hit until Monday, but contraflow takes action well before the anticipated hit date. There is a "three-level" system that is evacuated and it follows contraflow guidelines.

The lower level (closest to the gulf) hits the road and evacuates, if called for, 50 hours before anticipated landfall.

The middle level begins 40 hours.

The final one begins 30 hours.

So yes, we wont get rain and bad hurricane weather Saturday during the game, but this is a very real possibility. In 2005, it took some people 12 hours (I know this because my parents had to sit through it) to get from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. Just a heads up to anyone planning on leaving early Saturday morning, or maybe even late Friday night. Also, if people head up there Thursday or Friday and avoid the traffic, plan ahead because you may not be able to travel back east when the game is done.