 He was rescued from his rooftop after two days and evacuated first to the Morial Convention Center, then briefly to Arkansas, and finally to Atlanta.He was admitted to an Atlanta hospital on September 28, 2005, with a high fever and died the next day from a heart attack.Chef Austin's generous spirit lives on today in kitchens and on menus throughout New Orleans, in the Creole Potato Salad he helped bring to California, Georgia, and elsewhere, and in all those with whom he shared his vibrant cooking.