Levees Hold as Gustav Weakens

CLOSE ONE: Mary Scheps surveys the damage to her home in Lafayette, La., after Hurricane Gustav passed through on Monday. The hurricane's intensity weakened dramatically, but was still powerful enough to knock down trees in neighborhoods. (Rick Gershon/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS—Hurricane Gustav slammed ashore on the U.S. Gulf Coast just west of New Orleans on Monday but rebuilt levees appeared to be holding... [read full story]                    

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