 There were no supplies prepositioned at this location or the conference center. People were requested to bring their own water and food for up to three days--most apparently did not . At the last moment 90,000 bottles of water and 47,000 MRE's were secured by the Red Cross and delivered by the Louisiana National Guard which had initially about 150 members there preforming security duties.
<meaning-changed>  There were no supplies prepositioned at this location or the conference center. People were requested to bring their own water and food for up to three days--most apparently did not . At the last moment 90,000 bottles of water and 47,000 MRE's were secured by the Red Cross and delivered by the Louisiana National Guard which had initially about 150 members there preforming security duties.
 As FEMA observed at that time: "Most residents have evacuated the city and those left behind do not have transportation or have special needs." Roughly 150 members there preforming security duties.