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"New Orleans Starts Up, but Not at Full Power" - NYTimes.com


Residents of Louisiana line up for a free meal from the Salvation Army.

Hurricane Gustav was thought to be a repeat of Hurricane Katrina, luckily, the city of New Orleans escaped with little serious damage. Although the power to tens of thousands of homes have been knocked out, the evacuees pile into the city again, rebuilding this lives. The small cafes and restaurants are packed full with people, the grocery stores, holding long lines, and the traffic on the streets keep rolling.
Mayor C. Ray Nagin said, "90 - 96 percent of the power will be back on by the weekend."

"The city is still improving, and improving rapidly, " Mr Nagin said, "Any business person who’s out there and not open yet, [should return] because you're losing a lot of money."

Many cities of Louisiana, were hit harder than New Orleans. But the recovery of this Hurricane Gustav seems to go by faster because of everyone' experience and easier.

Article by Adam Nossiter of the NYTimes.com published on September 4, 2008.