The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Relief Groups Say Donations Still Needed in Response to Hurricane Gustav

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 ...
NJBIZ

U.S. New Orleans largely spared by Hurricane Gustav

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 ...
LAist

New Orleans Residents Leave As Gustav Looms

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KCRW

The GOP and Hurricane Gustav

From the River Centre in St. Paul, Minnesota, opening day is a shadow of what the Republicans planned for their National Convention. The McCain campaign is waiting to see what Hurricane Gustav does to ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Relief Groups in Hurricane Gustav’s Wake Assess What They Need to Learn for the Next Disaster

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 ...
Reuters

Hurricane Gustav pounds Louisiana coast

* 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 ...
Southeast Missourian

Mo. steps up to help after Hurricane Gustav

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 ...
Southeast Missourian

New Orleans reluctantly reopens doors after Gustav

NEW ORLEANS -- Thousands of people who fled Hurricane Gustav forced the city to reluctantly reopen its doors Wednesday, but nearly 1.2 million homes and businesses across Louisiana were still without ...
New York Sun

Forecasters: Gustav Strengthens Into a Hurricane

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 ...
Houston Press

Hurricane Gustav — Already A Disaster

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 ...
NBC New York

Gustav Upgraded to Hurricane Strength

Gustav continued to gain strength after becoming a hurricane early today and forecasters say it could become a Category 2 hurricane before hitting Haiti's southern coast. The fast-forming storm is ...