Gustav

Weakened Hurricane Hits Louisiana, Grazes Oil Patch

A weakened Hurricane Gustav barreled into the Louisiana coast Monday as a Category 2 storm, sparing New Orleans and the world's densest concentration of oil-and-gas facilities the fury officials had feared.

Hurricane Gustav Makes Landfall 70 Miles Southwest of New Orleans

Hurricane Gustav made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane about 70 miles southwest of New Orleans, coming ashore after days of massive evacuations. The storm, which came ashore around 11 a.m. ET, brought heavy rain and maximum sustained winds of 110 miles an hour. Damage to energy infrastructure was seen as less than feared.