A weakened Hurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a glancing blow to New Orleans. (Sept. 1)
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Hurricane Gustav remains a strong Category Three storm with 115-mile-an-hour winds as it continues to churn its way toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. (Aug. 31)
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A manager of a sandwich shop on Bourbon Street in New Orleans says he's not going anywhere in the face of Gustav, despite the fact that Mayor Ray Nagin has ordered a mandatory evacuation. (Aug. 31)
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal told residents that they should not try to ride out Hurricane Gustav and that they still have hours to evacuate from coastal regions. (Aug. 31)
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A barge in New Orleans' Industrial Canal broke loose from its moorings and crashed into two anchored, scrapped ships. There were no immediate reports of any damage to the canal. (Sept. 1)
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Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina struck. (Aug. 31)
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As the AP's Jason Bronis reports, the streets of New Orleans are nearly vacant as most people have heeded Mayor Ray Nagin's order to evacuate the city as Hurricane Gustav approaches. (Aug. 31)
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Hurricane Gustav charged toward the largely deserted coast of Louisiana early Monday morning and seemed destined to make landfall west of a city still recovering three years after Katrina's devastating blow. (Sep. 1)
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David Paulson, Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency outlines how the government has prepared to deal with Hurricane Gusav as it moves toward the Gulf Coast. (Aug. 31)
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A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official told WDSU-TV that he's cautiously optimistic about the stability of the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, where water has reached the top of the banks. (Sept. 1)
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