Michael Kunzelman

New Orleans residents may have to wait days to return, even though Gustav largely spared city

startribune.com     02-Sep-2008   15 related          

By ROBERT TANNER and VICKI SMITH , Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans evacuees scattered across the country were anxious to return home after their city was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin...                    

Hurricane Gustav slams La.; 1M without power

bradenton.com     02-Sep-2008   9 related          

Hurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a glancing blow to New Orleans that raised hopes the city would escape the kind of catastrophic...                    

Gustav slams La. coastline west of New Orleans

drudgereport.com     01-Sep-2008   18 related          

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MARY FOSTER (AP) The downtown streets of New Orleans are deserted as Hurricane Gustav approaches on Monday, Sept. 1,... Full Image NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A weakened Hurricane Gustav slammed into the...                    

Hurricane Gustav hits land southwest of New Orleans (AP)

yahoo.com     01-Sep-2008   25 related          

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago NEW ORLEANS - But the storm veered away from New Orleans, where only a few holdouts and those that refused to abandon Bourbon Street remained....                    

Gustav hits, levees holding

chicagotribune.com     01-Sep-2008   17 related          

A weakened Hurricane Gustav is crashing into the flood-prone but nearly deserted coast of Louisiana. Photos : Evacuations | Gulf damage | Storm nears Can New Orleans levees withstand new surge? Blogs suddenly crucial |...                    

Oil down sharply as Gustav seen weakening

chron.com     01-Sep-2008   55 related          

— Oil prices tumbled to below $111 a barrel Monday as weather forecasters said Hurricane Gustav was weakening as it advanced toward Louisiana. A stronger dollar also helped reverse the course for oil prices, which had...                    

Hurricane Gustav charges toward Gulf Coast (AP)

yahoo.com     01-Sep-2008   9 related          

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer 4 minutes ago NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Gustav charged toward the largely deserted coast of Louisiana early Monday morning and seemed destined to make landfall...                    

Gustav weakens, closes in on Louisiana coastline

rgj.com     01-Sep-2008   19 related          

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MARY FOSTER • Associated Press • September 1, 2008 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A weakened Hurricane Gustav closed in on flood-prone coastal Louisiana Monday, bringing punishing wind and sheets of rain....                    

Gustav Slams the Louisiana Coastline

woai.com     01-Sep-2008   5 related          

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writers NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A weakened Hurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a...                    

HURRICANE GUSTAV: Officials are 'cautiously optimistic' levees will hold

freep.com     01-Sep-2008   85 related          

UPDATED AT 12:29 P.M.: NEW ORLEANS — A weakened Hurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry today, avoiding a direct hit on flood-prone New Orleans and boosting hope that the city would...