Baton Rouge (Louisiana)

cnn.com: Dwayne Nickles, center, loads sandbags into the trunk of his car with Harsha Dissanayake, left. cnn.com

Sandbagging: 'Have to do it'

cnn.com     01-Sep-2008   2 related          

Student who moved from Sri Lanka 10 days ago: "I had to volunteer" Gustav brings reminder of the 2004 tsunami that hit his country With Hurricane Gustav nearing, Baton Rouge residents stack sandbags BATON ROUGE, Louisiana...                    

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Iowa sends guardsmen to help gird for Gustav

desmoinesregister.com     01-Sep-2008   20 related          

By PERRY BEEMAN • pbeeman@dmreg.com • September 1, 2008 Baton Rouge, La. -The Iowa National Guard is sending 245 guardsmen to Louisiana to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav, expected to hit the coast today. Lt....                    

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How to Medically Prepare for an Evacuation

foxnews.com     31-Aug-2008          

Aug. 31, 2008: A patient is evacuated into an ambulance at West Jefferson Medical Center, fleeing the approaching Hurricane Gustav. Just three years after the damaging effects of Hurricane Katrina, the hospitals of New...                    

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Contraflow being halted on I-49; continues in SE Louisiana

theadvertiser.com     31-Aug-2008   2 related          

BATON ROUGE-- Lt. Doug Cain of the Louisiana State Police told The Shreveport Times that officials are ending contraflow, or the use of all interstate lanes to take traffic in a single direction to hasten evacuation, on...                    

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Jarrett's Journal: Riding the storm out in Louisiana

citizen-times.com     31-Aug-2008          

LAFAYETTE, La. – What started as a routine assignment covering the Appalachian State-LSU football game in Baton Rouge has become more of an adventure. I'm staying in Lafayette, La., just west of Baton Rouge and about 90...                    

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Local Red Cross Volunteers Headed to Gulf Coast

9wsyr.com     30-Aug-2008   23 related          

Syracuse, New York (WSYR-TV) - Ten Red Cross volunteers are on their way to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to help in case Hurricane Gustav causes devastation. On Saturday, the volunteers were briefed on what to expect when they...                    

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Gustav enters the southern Gulf

wafb.com     31-Aug-2008   316 related          

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Louisiana State police now say they will initiate contra-flow Sunday morning at 4:00 a.m. Gustav lost some of its power as it raked western Cuba and its winds have fallen to a still powerful 140...                    

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Volunteers Needed for Hurricane Gustav Response

wafb.com     31-Aug-2008          

Baton Rouge - The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals-Office of Public Health (DHH-OPH) is seeking volunteers to help in pre and post-storm emergency activities. Those interested in assisting are asked to sign up...                    

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Prayer for the Gulf Coast!

homeschoolblogger.com     30-Aug-2008          

Please be in prayer for those of us in the Gulf Coast states. (I know there are many of us) We continue to prepare as Gustav strengthens. We are in Louisiana just outside of Baton Rouge and Troy works out of New Orleans....                    

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Real Science [Built on Facts]

scienceblogs.com     30-Aug-2008          

First, a Public Service Announcement: As a decade-long former south Louisiana resident who was in Baton Rouge for Katrina, I have some advice. If you're in Louisiana anywhere south of about Alexandria, now's the time to...                    

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