Today marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall on Labor Day morning near Cocodrie in Terrebonne Parish as a Category 2 storm with 110 mph winds. The Capital Region had largely escaped unscathed in 2005, when Katrina affected areas to the south and east and Rita affected areas to the west. But when Gustav made a slight jog to the north after coming ashore, it brought conditions not seen in the region since Hurricane Betsy in 1965. To read Business Report‘s story on the anniversary and recovery, click here. Send comments to editors@businessreport.com.
What has been learned from Gustav?
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