Brian's mother lives in Louisiana and had mandatory evacuation. She drove 13 hours to somewhere in Texas and is now in a hotel. She said it took her awhile before she could find a hotel that would accept her with her 2 cats...I just thank god that she brought them with her (unfortunately I wouldn't have put it past her to have left the cats....but that's another story).
But you'd think the hotels would be a little nicer- they have to know that people are fleeing from Louisiana- what are they supposed to do, all leave their pets behind? That's insane! But she is safe and so are her kitties.