As Eldon Bourg watched the TV screen from the comfort of the Hampton Inn and Suites, the sight seemed like a prank only Mother Nature would play.

Just three years earlier, the Luling, La., family rode out the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina in their father-in-law’s home, just a few blocks from their own house.
But as last week progressed, forecasters’ prediction of Hurricane Gustav was one of deadly proportions.

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