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...
By Ben Feller The Associated Press
• August 31, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush set out Monday to show the nation that his administration has learned the haunting lessons of Katrina, planting himself near the danger zone soon after Hurricane...
By J.J. Alcantara Chief Staff Writer
• August 30, 2008
Despite the assertion by Baton Rouge's leading weather consultant that Hurricane Gustav is weakening, city officials are still prepared for the far-reaching effects of the storm's strong winds and heavy...
Hurricane Gustav continues to gain strength and is now classified as a Category 5 storm, according to FEMA spokesman David Paulson.----Contact The Daily Reveille's news staff at [email protected]
By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press
• August 29, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scarred by still-fresh memories of Katrina and spooked by Hurricane Gustav's rapid move toward Category 5 strength, a million residents of the Gulf Coast fled on Saturday —...
By Allen G. Breed and Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press
• August 29, 2008
CHALMETTE, La. -- A big sign at the harbor here encourages: "Think Positive, St. Bernard!" But after three years in a government trailer, Beth Basile is finding that hard to do.
Nearly every structure...
By John Porretto The Associated Press
• August 29, 2008
HOUSTON (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned toward the petroleum-rich waters...
By John Moreno Gonzales The Associated Press
• August 28, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On the same day that residents marked the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's wrath, another storm strengthened into a hurricane miles away and threatens to hit the Gulf...
By J.J. Alcantara Chief Staff Writer
• August 28, 2008
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NEW ORLEANS — Eric Bass was in his first week at Tulane in fall 2005.Then Hurricane Katrina changed everything.Bass headed to...
By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press
• August 28, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police with bullhorns plan to go street to street this weekend with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be no shelter of last resort....
By John Moreno Gonzales The Associated Press
• August 28, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At 9:38 a.m. on Friday, about 200 mourners rang handbells to mark the moment three years ago when New Orleans' levees were breached by high waters from Hurricane Katrina, flooding...
By Abraham Felix Entertainment Writer
• August 27, 2008
Back in the day, video games only cost about $30. Well those days are long gone, and high prices are here to stay.Steep video game prices are what consumers must deal with for owning more expensive and...
