Disasters

September 7, 2008 12:21 AM

Crews say I-35W bridge may be done in days

Construction crews working on the new I-35W bridge said Saturday that the bridge could be completed even earlier than expected.

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September 2, 2008 7:18 AM

New Orleans mayor: Please don't come home yet

Anxious evacuees across the country clamored to come home Tuesday after their city was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin warned they may have to wait a few days longer.

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September 1, 2008 6:34 AM

Bush heads to Texas as Gustav menaces

As Hurricane Gustav threatens the Gulf Coast, President Bush is out to show the nation that his government has learned the haunting lessons of Katrina and is ready to act.

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September 1, 2008 6:17 AM

A hardened few choose to stay and ride out Gustav

While millions of people have evacuated the Gulf Coast, many stubbornly refused to go, even in places that were virtually wiped from the map by Katrina three years ago.

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September 1, 2008 4:47 AM

Sense of dread in area where Gustav could make landfall

People are largely without levees in the low-lying Louisiana bayou area where forecasters think Hurricane Gustav will make landfall.

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September 1, 2008 4:05 AM

Gustav no longer expected to gain strength

The National Hurricane Center says Gustav remains a Category 3 storm with top sustained winds near 115 mph as it roars in from the Gulf of Mexico.

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August 31, 2008 9:28 PM

The Gulf Coast waits: Will it be another Katrina?

With a historic evacuation of nearly 2 million people from the Louisiana coast complete, the nation waited to see if Hurricane Gustav would be another Katrina.

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August 31, 2008 8:01 PM

Republican delegates say they still have important business to do at RNC

Delegates from Gulf Coast states, in Hurricane Gustav's path, had busy weekends balancing responsibilities to family with preparations for the Republican National Convention. With the storm on track to hit landfall tomorrow, some delegates are having to make additional preparations.

by Annie Baxter