New Orleans evacuates
Arthur Calvin pushes his dog crate at the Amtrak station. Animals were given paper collar tags that matched the bar codes on wristbands given to owners, with the promise that they would be reunited in Shreveport, La. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Shelia Duncan holds her daughter Paris while niece Kimmione plays on a bus going to Shreveport from New Orleans. Duncan, who is blind, brought the white box containing her baby’s ashes. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin speaks with other city officials at a news conference Sunday. He ordered an evacuation of the city as Hurricane Gustav bears down on the Gulf Coast. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
One of the first bands of wind and rain from Hurricane Gustav arrives in New Orleans. The National Hurricane Center downgraded Gustav to a Category 3 hurricane Sunday, but city, state and national officials warned that the storm could cause immense damage. (Stephen Morton / Getty Images)
Police cars patrol Canal Street as one of the first bands of wind and rain from Hurricane Gustav arrives in New Orleans. (Stephen Morton / Getty Images)
