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)
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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)
