http://www.newstin.co.uk/uk/louisiana Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75835096 Evacuation call in Grand Isle, LA, on anniversary of Katrina The ceremonies were tinged with recognition of how much the city has rebuilt since Katrina's floods, as well as fear that another disaster could be looming.... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:58:11 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75835096 2008-08-29T17:58:11Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75832711 Gustav satellite image at 11 a.m. Courtesy NOAA. Over the past 48 hours Tropical Storm Gustav proved it was a survivor, as it withstood difficult journeys over Haiti and Jamaica. Now it may turn into a monster. It has... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:07:16 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75832711 2008-08-29T17:07:16Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75818933 If the administration fumbles the response to Hurricane Gustav, the Democrats will pounce, especially given that Gustav could make landfall during the Republican National Convention. If the response meets the public's... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:19:27 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75818933 2008-08-29T12:19:27Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75820072 NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The mayor of New Orleans says it is "very probable" he will order the evacuation of New Orleans in advance of the Tropical Storm Gustav. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said the order likely would... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:01:37 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75820072 2008-08-29T11:01:37Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75818944 By Kathy Finn PORT FOURCHON, Louisiana (Reuters) - Nearly three years to the day after hurricane Katrina plowed into the Louisiana coast on August 29, 2005, Port Fourchon is still a glaring Achilles heel in the vulnerable... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:36:04 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75818944 2008-08-29T12:36:04Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75826371 HOUSTON - Swift Energy Company (NYSE:SFY) announced that yesterday it began implementing standard shut-down procedures in its coastal Louisiana properties including the Lake Washington Field in Plaquemines Parish, Bay de... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:49:31 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75826371 2008-08-29T14:49:31Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75824418 Posted on: Friday, 29 August 2008, 06:00 CDT HOUSTON, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation announced today it will construct a new chlor alkali plant to be located at its vinyls manufacturing... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:00:47 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75824418 2008-08-29T11:00:47Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75840322 Save the Children Deploys Emergency Response Team to Care for the Unique Needs of Children WESTPORT, CT--(Marketwire - August 29, 2008) - Save the Children has dispatched an emergency response team to the Gulf Coast to... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:34:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75840322 2008-08-29T16:34:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75840464 BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The threat of Tropical Storm Gustav led Louisiana State officials to move up the start of their season-opening college football contest to 11 a.m. EDT Saturday. The sixth-ranked Tigers... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:48:25 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75840464 2008-08-29T19:48:25Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75838020 CHICAGO – As New Orleans residents warily track another threatening storm, a new report presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana. Of the nearly 1,000 people who died, almost half were 75 or... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:59:01 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75838020 2008-08-29T16:59:01Z