Gulf and New Orleans brace for Tropical Storm Gustav

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The Associated Press is reporting that workers were being moved off oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and that New Orleans was planning for a possible evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav poured more rain onto Hispaniola island, where 23 people have already died.

Forecasters warned that the storm could plow into the Gulf Coast as a major hurricane by Labor Day, anywhere from South Texas to the Florida Panhandle.

To read more about Gustav’s progress, click here.