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A Louisiana company is selling quaint cottages at rock bottom prices, but there's a catch — they were originally built as temporary housing for Mississippi victims of Hurricane Katrina, then flooded by Hurricane Gustav last year.
Indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's election loss may have cost him more than just his congressional seat.
In New Orleans, a dire warning to flee emptied the city before Hurricane Gustav in early September. In Houston less than two weeks later, a plea to "hunker down" might have kept evacuation routes from clogging before Hurricane Ike struck.
Louisiana's social services chief has resigned amid heavy criticism from the governor over her department's response to Hurricane Gustav.
New applications for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week, largely due to Hurricane Gustav, the government said Thursday, adding further strain to the economy.
With Hurricane Ike bearing down on the Texas Gulf Coast, telecommunications providers are getting a quick opportunity to reprise the preparedness plans they activated last week to cope with Hurricane Gustav.
The day after Hurricane Gustav roared through western Cuba, families were salvaging belongings from their flattened homes when state-television cameras turned up.
LSU has scheduled its return to Tiger Stadium on Saturday night to host North Texas, one week after postponing its game with Troy because of Hurricane Gustav.
Hurricane Gustav caused an estimated $372 million in damage to Louisiana crops, flattening fields and dumping as many as 20 inches of rain, agriculture officials said Tuesday.
Hurricane Gustav left shrimp rotting on vessels across southeastern Louisiana, where fishing communities without power also lack ice.
The King Air climbed into the sky over the cypress and black gum trees in the Pearl River delta at the Mississippi-Louisiana border, and left behind a swampland thrashed and washed over by Hurricane Gustav's storm surge.
The Bush administration said Sunday it sees no wisdom now in ending an economic embargo against Cuba, a longtime demand the Havana government renewed as a way to speed aid after Hurricane Gustav swamped the island.
Javier Arenas returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown and No. 13 Alabama held on Saturday for a shaky 20-6 win over Tulane, forced out of New Orleans a week ago by the threat of Hurricane Gustav.
President Bush is keeping tabs on the Gulf Coast's recovery from Hurricane Gustav while monitoring the threat from two other looming storms, Hanna and the even more-powerful Ike.
The American Red Cross is borrowing money to cover its costs from Hurricane Gustav and will probably go deeper into debt as it prepares for three additional storms threatening the United States.
Two prominent Cuban dissidents have asked U.S. President George W. Bush to temporarily loosen restrictions on travel and sending money to the communist-run island to help tens of thousands left homeless by Hurricane Gustav.
Individuals and businesses located in areas of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Gustav will get more time to pay their taxes, the Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday.
LSU postponed its football game against Troy after Hurricane Gustav damaged Tiger Stadium and battered Louisiana's capital city far worse than anticipated.
Railroad operator CSX says it is rerouting some traffic due to damage to some of its tracks from Hurricane Gustav.
Fidel Castro likened Hurricane Gustav's destruction in Cuba to an atomic explosion, saying Wednesday it could mean billions of dollars in losses for the communist government.
A couple who fled the New Orleans area in advance of Hurricane Gustav will have to return home without their 7-month-old daughter, who died of a rare genetic disorder after becoming stricken at an amusement park.
Power outages caused by Hurricane Gustav have forced state officials to transport scores of patients from hospitals and other medical facilities for fear they couldn't survive long without air conditioning.
Oil prices slipped below $104 a barrel Tuesday for the first time since early April as traders bet that Hurricane Ike would miss critical Gulf Coast oil installations and in Vienna, Saudi Arabia's oil minister signaled OPEC won't cut production.
Those who love New Orleans say Hurricane Gustav is proof that the billions of dollars spent to protect the city and bring it back to life after the devastating 2005 storm season was worth it.
A seat in front of the television — rather than a backyard barbecue — was the place to be on Labor Day with fast-breaking news stories about Hurricane Gustav and head-turning revelations about GOP vice presidential choice Sarah Palin.
Hurricane Devastation in Haiti and CubaIf you can still recite your ABCs and you are aware that the names of Atlantic Ocean tropical storms and hurricanes come from alphabetized lists created by the National Hurricane Center, you don't have to read any articles, hear any stories, or see any images to know that our i …
Prosecutors Say Company Damaged Roofs in Hail Scam - Associated Press © 2008A florida-based company, CPM, with an office in Indiana is accused of damaging the roofs and siding they were offering to inspect for free following an Indiana hail storm. Employees describe getting instructions on how to vandalize the properties. Heads-up Ike victims.
Cities House Hundreds of Pets after Gustav, IkeAUSTIN, Texas -- Hurricane Ike was about as mighty and destructive as they come, but it couldn't break the bond between Nora Smallwood and her two dogs. She'd just as soon drown than abandon them to Mother Nature's fury.
Hurricane Ike on track to veer away from KeysResidents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain.
Hurricane Ike on track to veer away from KeysResidents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain.
Hurricane Ike on track to veer away from KeysAuthorities called off evacuation orders for the Florida Keys on Monday as a ferocious Hurricane Ike shifted south over Cuba and appeared on track to miss the low-lying U.S. island chain.
The price McCain paysWith the selection of Sarah Palin, McCain completes the job of defusing the enmity (and forgoing the honor) he earned in 2000, when he condemned Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell as "agents of intolerance."
U.S. offers aid to hurricane-blasted CubaThe U.S.� has offered Cuba in emergency aid for the victims of Hurricane Gustav and is willing to send far more if a U.S.-approved disaster assessment team is allowed in for assessment.
FEMA to cover hotels for some Gustav evacueesThe federal government says it will pay hotel expenses for some of the nearly 2 million Gustav evacuees, but exactly who will be eligible and how much it will cost taxpayers is uncertain.
Hospital patients may need to be evacuatedPower outages caused by Hurricane Gustav have forced state officials to transport scores of patients from hospitals and other medical facilities for fear they couldn't survive long without air conditioning.
La. governor, New Orleans mayor are praisedIf Hurricane Katrina was one big lesson in government bungling, Gustav has been an open-book test of whether the politicians learned anything from the disaster.
Plumbing, power to plague returning evacueesNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gave residents permission to return to the hurricane-ravaged city beginning Thursday, but with several warnings.
Thompson raps Obama on abortion answerFred Thompson, "Law & Order" actor and former senator, used a Republican National Convention speech to denounce Barack Obama for declining to say when human life begins.
Thompson raps Obama on abortion answerFred Thompson, "Law & Order" actor and former senator, used a Republican National Convention speech to denounce Barack Obama for declining to say when human life begins.
Scarborough rips Bush for using Gustav to demand more offshore drilling: 'Just stop!'»This morning, President Bush discussed Hurricane Gustav, using the occasion to push for more offshore drilling:
Major damage reported outside of New OrleansA still-largely deserted New Orleans was spared major damage from Hurricane Gustav, but other parts of Cajun country were not as lucky.
Storm Surge Was 19 Feet In Pearlington, MississippiThe storm surge was 19 feet in tiny Pearlington, Mississippi which is a sparsely populated community on the LA-MS line between the New Orleans metro area and the Gulf Coast metro area.
New Orleans mayor: Don't come home yetAnxious evacuees clamored to come home Tuesday after New Orleans was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin warned they may have to wait a few days longer.
Caution urged as Gustav weakensHurricane Gustav is moving inland from the US Gulf coast after the worst of the storm missed New Orleans - the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Gustav, which brought torrential rain, has now weakened to a tropical storm.
Gustav follows some unlucky evacuees inlandFor some of the 2 million people seeking safety from Hurricane Gustav, they could run but they couldn't hide.
All's well at Superdome, other Big Easy venuesIt is difficult for anyone who wasn't in New Orleans for Katrina to fathom the difference between then and post-Gustav New Orleans.
As Hurricane Gustav rolls in, the party rolls onThe small but raucous Hurricane Gustav party unfolding on a front stoop in the city's Bywater neighborhood Monday afternoon was a slice of the city itself - funky, diverse and blues-infused.
McCain: Hat vs. HatSome unintentional candor, revealing the speaker's belief in an irreconcilable, binary opposition:
Bush - cooperation for Gustav better than KatrinaAUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- President Bush said Monday that coordination among states and the federal government in response to Hurricane Gustav has been better than during Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005 and tattered his administration's reputation for handling crises …
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