The government says, 'This is what we're doing, these are the resources we are going to deploy,' and it pretty much happens. He also said Cuba does a better job of knowing their citizens at a very, very detailed level. Its neighborhood watch system aids in evacuation ... The state managed the evacuation of nearly 2 million people from south Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Gustav last year. The state-directed, city-assisted evacuation of New Orleans was considered almost total.