“We are in the midst of evacuation,” said Maj. Tim Kurgan, spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans District when reached on his blackberry in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 31.
The National Weather Service’s hurricane center has posted a hurricane warning for Hurricane Gustav, approaching New Orleans from the south, from Cameron, La., to High Island, Texas. The warning means hurricane conditions are expected within 36 hours.