While the Hurricane Gustav didn’t turn out to be as destructive as expected to the Gulf Coast, disaster-relief groups say the storm heavily damaged many parts of Louisiana and Mississippi and that ...

New Orleans evacuees scattered across the country were eager to return home after their city was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin warned they may have to wait in shelters and ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast hundreds of miles away from Missouri, but there were efforts around the state Tuesday to lend support to those recovery efforts. The Coast Guard ...

Downed tree limbs and power lines dot this small Louisiana city. But for most of the aid workers who have been working in the region since early last week to prepare for Hurricane Gustav, the storm’s ...

* Gustav weakens to Category 2 hurricane, but lashes coast * Oil prices move lower as threat to installations recedes * New Orleans ghost town with fewer than 10,000 remaining By Tim Gaynor and ...

NEW ORLEANS — On the same day that residents marked the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s wrath, another storm strengthened into a hurricane miles away and threatened to hit the Gulf Coast ...

It’s officially a disaster! The TV weathercasters always get rapped for over-hyping approaching hurricanes, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry is not shy about jumping the gun. From Austin, he’s already ...

The general take I got from the media is that if no one in New Orleans is assdeep in water, a hurricane missed us. Days long,statewide power don’t produce newsporn, but in late August, that’s a pretty ...

New applications for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week due to the impact of Hurricane Gustav.New applications for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week due to the impact of ...

— -- This year, travelers headed for the Gulf Coast or Caribbean have already faced the consequences of canceled or delayed flights and vacations due to Hurricane Gustav, and future disruptions ...