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September 2, 2008 - As Hurricane Gustav slows down into a tropical depression tod

September 2, 2008 - Institute for Southern Studies Director Chris Kromm is in the Gulf this week, and he'll be talking about what he's seeing and hearing today on "Midmorning with Kerri Miller" on Minnesota Public Radio. The show starts at 10:06 a.m. Central Time; for more details click here.

September 2, 2008 - On the Hurricane Gustav front, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center has launched the informational resource website Gustav Info in order to provide those affected by the storm, Gulf Coast advocates, and people across the country interested in Gulf Coast issues with the information they need to move forward. The website will include:

September 1, 2008 - According to a recent update on Gustav from the Army Corps of Engineers, there are at least four barges and one 500-foot boat loose in New Orlean's Industrial Canal just north of the Florida Avenue Bridge.

September 1, 2008 - As Gustav makes its way inland, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that water is sloshing over the floodwall on the city side of the Industrial Canal that runs alongside New Or

September 1, 2008 - In a letter to RNC Leadership, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, a private nonprofit working to eliminating housing discrimination, urged Republican leaders to commit to Gulf Coast rebuilding as Hurricane Gustav winds ashore in coastal Louisiana.

September 1, 2008 - Blackwater Worldwide, the controversial private security firm based in North Carolina, is currently seeking qualified law enforcement officers and security personnel to serve in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.