Hurricane Gustav

Hurricane Gustav heads towards the coast

As Hurricane Gustav churns through the Caribbean, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal put New Orleans residents on alert for possible evacuations and issued a precautionary disaster declaration. Midmorning examines the consequences of another hurricane three years after Katrina struck New Orleans.

Guests

• Windell Curole: general manager of the South Lafourche Levee District.
• Hugh Willoughby: was formerly the head of the hurricane research division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and is now a professor at Florida International University. He currently blogs for the New York Times.
• Fred Kasten: a reporter working for Minnesota Public Radio News in New Orleans during the hurricane.
• Paul Huttner: chief meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio.

Resources

• About Curole
• Willougby Blog
• About Huttner