By Natalie Messina Special to The Daily Reveille
• September 7, 2008
It started as a small gamble and quickly proved invaluable for people fleeing from Hurricane Katrina, and now, Hurricane Gustav.To his neighbors, it's just a 70-foot antenna lodged atop a 30-year-old tour...
By J.J. Alcantara Chief Staff Writer
• September 6, 2008
He came, and now he's gone.
He left hundreds of thousands without power. He destroyed houses and uprooted trees. He left the University with millions of dollars in damages. And now, he has left many students...
By Drew Belle Zerby Entertainment Writer
• September 6, 2008
Popular watering holes were not watered down by Hurricane Gustav.University students and Baton Rouge residents may not have been prepared for the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav, but some local businesses...
By J.J. Alcantara Chief Staff Writer
• September 6, 2008
The twisted pieces of copper that covered the roof of the University Student Recreational Complex are gone.The water-drenched hardwood floors of the basketball courts have become warped.And Timothy Robertson,...
By Nicholas Persac News Editor
• September 4, 2008
Fred Fellner, Facility Services assistant director for landscape services, stood in the shade of several live oak trees across from Parker Coliseum on South Stadium Road, combing his hand through his hair...
A campus tour for media members on Thursday showed substantial damage from Hurricane Gustav to several campus buildings.Paul Favaloro, director of facility resources, and university spokeswoman Kristine...
Not even the LSU System President is exempt from the widespread power outages around town.
In his naturally lit, humid office in the LSU System Office, System President John Lombardi said he wants to try...
By Angelle Barbazon Deputy News Editor
• September 2, 2008
Hurricane Gustav left campus littered with debris from buildings, limbs and fallen trees, and a team of 40 inmates from the Louisiana Workforce release program are helping with cleanup efforts.The inmates...
By Jay St. Pierre Contributing Writer
• September 1, 2008
Those bold enough to brave harsh weather Tuesday were able to buy ice, water and nonperishable food items from Albertsons supermarket on College Drive.Hard rain and wind did not stop hundreds of people...
By Nicholas Persac News Editor
• September 1, 2008
In the PMAC, University students have seen Tasmin Mitchell dunk and have witnessed Quianna Chaney sink 3-point shots. But after Hurricane Gustav's landfall Monday, the basketball arena was only familiar...
By Glen Johnson The Associated Press
• August 31, 2008
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As anxious Republican delegates stood in wait, GOP presidential candidate John McCain and party officials kept a watchful eye on Hurricane Gustav Monday and weighed next steps...
By Michael Kunzelman and Mary Foster The Associated Press
• August 31, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A weakened Hurricane Gustav closed in on flood-prone coastal Louisiana Monday, bringing punishing wind and sheets of rain. But the storm veered away from New Orleans, where only...
