Gulf Coast

September 4, 2008 - The U.S. Human Rights Network is seeking volunteers to monitor potential human rights violations, gather information, and conduct interviews in shelters housing Gustav evacuees. Volunteers are needed in Memphis, Knoxville and Nashville, Tenn.; Alexandria and Shreveport, La.; Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Atlanta; and Fort Chaffee, Ark.

September 4, 2008 - Reporting from the Gulf, Institute Director Chris Kromm tells us that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal held a press conference this morning during which he discussed the widespread electrical outages affecting his state.

September 4, 2008 - American Public Media's "Marketplace" did a piece this morning on the economic crunch facing Gustav evacuees here in south Louisiana.

September 4, 2008 - This special report produced for Democracy Now! by New Orleans journalist Jordan Flaherty and New Orleans filmmaker Lily Keber, highlights some of the concerns New Orleans' residents felt around the evacuation and the state of New Orleans three years after Hurricane Katrina.

September 3, 2008 - Facing South previously reported on Gulf Coast advocates' campaign to demand "Cash Not Comfort" from FEMA.

September 3, 2008 - The Associated Press reports that many of the illegal immigrants who have been rebuilding New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina stayed behind when Gustav struck because they were afraid of being arrested if they boarded the buses and trains arranged by emergency officials.

September 3, 2008 - The Katrina Information Network (KIN), a coalition of social justice groups in the Gulf and across the country, is asking for people to take action today to help ensure a just recovery in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. From KIN: