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Nagin: Evacuees Should Wait To Come Home

nysun.com     Sep 2, 2008   261 related          

NEW ORLEANS — Anxious evacuees across the country clamored to come home today after their city was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin warned they may have to wait in shelters and motels a few days...                    

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Gustav's force felt in Frederick

wtop.com     Sep 2, 2008          

A Frederick County native witnessed Hurricane Gustav from the porch of her new home in Lafayette, La., on Monday, while a Katrina survivor watched the storm's progress on TV at his Frederick workplace. Leanne Wheatley...                    

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New Orleans largely spared by Hurricane Gustav

federalnewsradio.com     Sep 2, 2008   6 related          

evacuees scattered across the country were anxious to return home after their city was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin warned they may have to wait in shelters and motels a few days longer. The...                    

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Levee Near NOLA Overtopped; 1M Without Power

nbc10.com     Sep 2, 2008   26 related          

UPDATED: 7:40 pm EDT September 1, 2008 A levee in Plaquemines Parish -- which is just south of New Orleans -- is overtopped and residents in the area are being told to leave, reported WDSU-TV in New Orleans. A statement...                    

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My Katrina Experience

theconglomerate.org     Sep 1, 2008          

Though it isn’t related to corporate law, in light of the hurricane I thought that I would share my Katrina experience today, and also why I am proud to be a Cajun. I am from Lafayette, LA, 90 miles from New Orleans, and...                    

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Levees Hold as Gustav Weakens

epochtimes.com     Sep 2, 2008   13 related          

CLOSE ONE: Mary Scheps surveys the damage to her home in Lafayette, La., after Hurricane Gustav passed through on Monday. (Rick Gershon/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS—Hurricane Gustav slammed ashore on the U.S. Gulf Coast just...                    

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Stokley eyes Hurricane Gustav

denverpost.com     Sep 2, 2008          

As of Monday evening, Hurricane Gustav was about 35 miles southeast of Lafayette, La., where Broncos slot receiver Brandon Stokley grew up and still resides during the offseason. Almost all his family and relatives still...                    

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Live report: The New Orleans evacuation

cnn.com     Sep 1, 2008   19 related          

"I'm with FEMA," I overheard a man tell a woman at the bar at the Embassy Suites in Baton Rouge. That was a pick-up line, believe it or not, which says a lot about the difference between Gustav today and Katrina three...                    

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Jarrett's Journal: Riding the storm out in Louisiana

citizen-times.com     Aug 31, 2008          

LAFAYETTE, La. – What started as a routine assignment covering the Appalachian State-LSU football game in Baton Rouge has become more of an adventure. I'm staying in Lafayette, La., just west of Baton Rouge and about 90...                    

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Lesley Francis

theadvertiser.com     Aug 31, 2008          

Lesley Claire Francis and Michael Joseph Rougeau will be united in marriage at a 6 p.m. ceremony on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at First United Methodist Church in Crowley, LA. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mr. and...                    

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