Hurricane Gustav hits land southwest of New Orleans (AP)

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Gustav has crashed into the all-but-deserted Louisiana coast. The eye has landed southwest of New Orleans. Gustav brough punishing wind and sheets of rain. But the storm veered away from New Orleans, where only a few holdouts and those that refused to abandon Bourbon Street remained. Gusts snapped large branches... [read full story]