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1M Lose Power as Gustav Rolls Through La.

Oil, fishing industry slammed rains ease in New Orleans

Sep 1, 08 7:01 PM CDT
(AP) - Hurricane Gustav left more than 1 million without power today as it tore roofs from homes, toppled trees, and flooded roads in the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry, the AP reports. Many of the 2 million people who left coastal Louisiana watched TV coverage from shelters and hotel... More »

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UPDATED

 Gustav Floods Upper 9th Ward 


Sep 1, 08 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six inches of water from Hurricane Gustav is flooding the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans, but the Army Corps of Engineers says the situation is not a major danger, the Times-Picayune reports. The Lower Ninth Ward’s levees, which were reinforced after Hurricane Katrina, have not given way. "... More »

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Gustav Makes Landfall Near New Orleans

FEMA, evacuated city prepare for punishing wind and rain

Sep 1, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(AP) - Hurricane Gustav crashed into the all-but-deserted Louisiana coast this morning, and the eye landed southwest of New Orleans. Gustav brought punishing wind and sheets of rain but veered away from New Orleans, where only a few holdouts remained, the AP reports. Tens of thousands were without power in New Orleans... More »

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 Gustav Roars to
 Landfall as Cat. 2

Cat. 2 storm hobbles coast before making landfall

Sep 1, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Gustav was downgraded to Category 2 as it churned toward landfall this morning, causing 9-foot storm surges and widespread power outages to the southeast of New Orleans, CNN reports. A FEMA official told the AP this morning that the eye of the storm is expected to pass west of... More »

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 'Ghost Town'
 New Orleans
 Steels for Gustav

3 die in biggest evacuation in Louisiana history

Sep 1, 08 2:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The last bus out of New Orleans drove off at 3pm yesterday, leaving behind a virtual ghost town, reports the Houston Chronicle. An estimated 10,000 residents are left in the hurricane-threatened city, now subject to a strict dusk-to-dawn curfew. Some 1.9 million Louisianans have fled Hurricane Gustav—the... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • National Guard • Louisiana • National Hurricane Center • evacuation • Mississippi River • Ray Nagin • Army Corps of Engineers • levees • Hurricane Gustav • Superdome

 Gustav to Hit 
 as Cat 3 Storm
 by Midday

Hurricane-force winds to strike coastal regions tonight

Aug 31, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Gustav roared through the Gulf of Mexico today and is expected to strike west of New Orleans tomorrow at around noon, Reuters reports. But forecasters expect it to simmer down to a category 3 storm with 125-mph winds and say hurricane-force winds will likely strike the coast tonight. "... More »

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McCain Cancels Most Events on RNC's Day 1

But GOP eyes Gustav as opportunity for Katrina redemption

Aug 31, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast today, John McCain announced a drastically curtailed schedule for the opening day of the convention that will anoint him his party's presidential nominee, CNN reports. But as organizers stripped a grandiose event down to the bare minimum, Politico reports that Republicans... More »

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 Big Easy Not Ready 
 for '100-Year Storm' 

Official says city is up to pre-Katrina levels, but unprepared for bigger disaster

Aug 31, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Hurricane Gustav set to thrash the Big Easy almost exactly 3 years after Katrina, Newsweek sits down with New Orleans Levee District executive director Stevan Spencer to find out what will change this time around. “We are better than before Katrina —we've raised the levees and strengthened... More »

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(Newser) - Reporters scheduled to cover the Republican convention are preparing to move fast if Hurricane Gustav wallops the Gulf Coast. Anchors Anderson Cooper and Geraldo Rivera are already headed for the storm, but hordes of journalists are stuck in St. Paul, Minn., where the RNC will start tomorrow unless it's postponed.... More »

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 Some Can't, Won't Flee Gustav 

Finances, fear, fatigue lead some to ignore evacuation

Aug 31, 08 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Gustav roars toward the Gulf Coast, and New Orleans’ mayor calls it “the storm of the century,” there are some in the city who can’t—or simply won’t—evacuate. “Most people don’t have cars to leave, don’t have money for gas. Pay... More »

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(AP) - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin tonight ordered the mandatory evacuation of New Orleans, turning informal advice to flee from Gustav into an official order to "get out of town." Nagin didn't mince words, referring to Gustav as the "storm of the century." The order takes effect... More »

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(AP) - Spooked by Hurricane Gustav's rapid move toward Category 5 strength, a million residents of the Gulf Coast fled today as a hurricane watch was issued for Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and part of Texas. Gustav is likely to become a Category 5—with sustained winds of 156 mph or more—by... More »

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(Newser) - Gustav grew into a fierce Category 4 hurricane and slammed into Cuba this afternoon as the nation scrambled to evacuate its most populated areas, the AP reports. The storm, which had been upgraded to a Category 3 just hours earlier, now has 145mph winds and remains on path to hit... More »

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(Newser) - Louisiana is still finding coffins displaced by Hurricane Katrina three years on, the Wall Street Journal reports. Katrina and Rita moved 1,500 bodies from their resting places in the state's swampy south, where floating coffins during floods have long been part of local folklore. Hundreds remain unidentified, and they... More »

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 Gustav Now a Cat 3 Hurricane 

Hurricane builds strength as it heads towards Cuba, Gulf Coast

Aug 30, 08 8:02 AM CDT
(AP) - Gustav swelled to a fearsome Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph as it neared Cuba early today, the AP reports. The storm, which killed 71 people in the Caribbean, rolled over the Cayman Islands last night, with fierce winds that tore down trees and power lines, but there... More »

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 New Orleans: No
 Shelter if You Stay

City stung by images from Katrina refuses to put evacuees in Superdome

Aug 29, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(AP) - Police with bullhorns plan to go street to street with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be no shelter of last resort. New Orleans authorities issued a warning today as new forecasts made it increasingly clear that the city will get some... More »

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New Orleans Honors Katrina Victims, Keeps Eye on Gustav

City remains in storm's path for possible landfall early next week

Aug 29, 08 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Orleans didn’t have long to commemorate the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina today as it kept a wary eye on another deadly storm. The city could get an evacuation order as early as this evening, Reuters reports, as Tropical Storm Gustav—nearing hurricane strength—churns in the Caribbean.... More »

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Evacuation May Come Saturday, La. Gov. Warns

Gustav's winds could buffet state Sunday, with landfall Tuesday

Aug 28, 08 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some Louisiana residents could be evacuated Saturday ahead of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is expected to make landfall in the state Tuesday, Gov. Bobby Jindal said today. The storm, which could affect New Orleans, might produce damaging winds as early as Sunday, prompting the stepped-up preparations, the Times-Picayune reports. The... More »

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New Orleans Braces for Gustav With Still-Weak Shield

Governor warns evacuations could start tomorrow

Aug 28, 08 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A nervous New Orleans is bracing for Gustav, well aware that weak spots in the city's hurricane barrier could lead to catastrophic flooding if the storm strikes, reports the Times-Picayune. Some $13 billion in work remains to be done before the city can be considered relatively well-protected. Louisiana Gov. Bobby... More »

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New Orleans Eyes Gustav, Readies Evacuation Plans

Category 3 Gustav headed for the Gulf

Aug 27, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Orleans has a wary eye on Tropical Storm Gustav and may begin evacuations as early as Friday—the third anniversary of Katrina. The storm's path could yet spare the city, but if it hits this weekend, Gov. Bobby Jindal said he wants to be ready, the Shreveport Times reports.... More »

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