NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2 -- Even though Hurricane Gustav did not wreak the destruction expected when it struck the Gulf Coast on Monday, officials said Tuesday that they were not ready to allow many of the 1.9 million Louisiana residents who had evacuated to return to their homes. -
La. Officials Tell Evacuees It's Too Early to Return Home
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2 -- Even though Hurricane Gustav did not wreak the destruction expected when it struck the Gulf Coast on Monday, officials said Tuesday that they were not ready to allow many of the 1.9 million Louisiana residents who had evacuated to return to their homes.-
By Jacqueline L. Salmon and Dana Hedgpeth