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New Orleans Braces For Gustav

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MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and TAMARA LUSH

Published: Aug 27, 2008, 10:57 PM ET
Updated:Feb 10, 2022, 01:39 PM ET

NEW ORLEANS — On the eve of Hurricane Katrina’s third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched yesterday as another storm threatened to test everything the city has rebuilt, and officials made preliminary plans to evacuate people, pets, and hospitals in an attempt to avoid a Katrina-style chaos.

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