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FEATURED PHOTO GALLERY 256th says goodbye to family, friends The National Guard 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team says goodbye to loved ones at a deployment ceremony Friday at Camp Shelby, Miss. near Hattiesburg. The unit is leaving soon for a tour of duty in Iraq.

PHOTO GALLERY ~ NOVEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: LSU's 1958 Championship LSU football planted a flag on college football’s hilltop with its first national title. And it ushered in the longest stretch of consecutive winning seasons (16) in school history.

AUDIO AND PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 AP Interactive: Katrina Condemned Cottages BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - In Donnell Landtroop's state-supplied cottage, mold grows on the walls and dried mud coats the floor, the foul remnants of Gustav, the second hurricane in three years to leave her family homeless. The Labor Day storm ruined dozens of cottages like hers in southern Mississippi that were supposed to be a safer, sturdier alternative to government-issued trailers for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: LSU 26, Auburn 21 LSU ended a four-game losing streak on the Plains spanning 10 years by rallying for a late victory. Jarrett Lee's 18-yard touchdown pass to Brandon LaFell held up in the final minute as LSU stayed unbeaten.

PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Ike Aftermath in Louisiana A look at the effects Hurricane Ike had on the state, not quite two weeks after Hurricane Gustav ripped up Louisiana.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Gustav Recovery Efforts II Part II of an image gallery of hurricane relief efforts in the Baton Rouge area after Gustav tore through on September 1, 2008

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Gustav Recovery Efforts I Getting back to normal life has been a chore after Gustav swept through Louisiana on September 1, 2008. Cleaning up debris, distributing food and restoring power are just a few of the priorites that have kept local residents busy with recovery efforts.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 AP Photos: Destruction in Haiti GONAIVES, Haiti - A ship carrying 33 tons of U.N. relief supplies docked in Gonaives on Friday, the first significant aid delivery to tens of thousands of people who have gone with little food or clean water for four days.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Viewer Submissions V

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Gustav's Aftermath IV Power outages, flood damage and traffic are amongst some of the major issues South Louisiana faces during the recovery of Gustav. This gallery takes a look at Gustav's aftermath.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Gustav's Aftermath III More photos compiled of the hurricane relief efforts after Gustav's destruction over South Louisiana.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Viewer Submission III More pictures from readers in and around the Baton Rouge area showing the devastation left by Hurricane Gustav. Photos include a look at trees falling across houses and businesses and a look at the wind and rain during the storm.

PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Viewer Submission II More pictures from readers in and around the Baton Rouge area showing the devastation left by Hurricane Gustav. Photos include a look at trees falling across houses and businesses and a look at the wind and rain during the storm.

PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Viewer Submissions I More pictures from readers in and around the Baton Rouge area showing the devastation left by Hurricane Gustav. Photos include a look at trees falling across houses and power lines and destruction to school property.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Gustav's Aftermath II A gallery of images featuring images of Hurricane Gustav's destruction over Louisiana.

PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Viewer Submissions IV More pictures from readers in and around the Baton Rouge area showing the devastation left by Hurricane Gustav. Photos include a look at trees falling across houses and power lines and destruction to businesses.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Gustav's Aftermath I A gallery of images featuring images of Hurricane Gustav's destruction over Louisiana.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Gustav destruction statewide Baton Rouge and New Orleans were not the only places that took a toll from Hurricane Gustav. Other damaged areas include Chauvin, Houma, Bourg, Petit Caillou and Covington.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Hurricane Gustav traffic & flooding Hurricane Gustav tore through Baton Rouge on September 1, 2008, causing shortages of gas, ice and food.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Gustav's Aftermath With torrential rain and devastating winds hitting up to 91mpg, Gustav's destruction over Baton Rouge is comparable to that of Hurricane Betsy in 1965.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Hurricane Gustav A gallery of photos including preparations made for Hurricane Gustav and damage done when Louisiana was hit on September 1, 2008

INTERACTIVE ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 AP: Gustav-Katrina Comparison A comparison of Hurricane's Gustav and Katrina are compared on a day by day basis in this interactive timeline.

PHOTO GALLERY ~ AUGUST 2008 LSU 41, Appalachian State 13 The Tigers easily won a matchup of defending national champions in the season opener at Tiger Stadium on Saturday morning.

MULTIMEDIA MAP ~ AUGUST 2008 Advocate maps: Contraflow for South Louisiana

IMAGE GALLERY ~ AUGUST 2008 Image Gallery: Katrina 3 year anniversary Three years after the costliest disaster in U.S. history, the reconstruction of New Orleans continues to drag, despite scattered signs of progress.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ AUGUST 2008 Image Gallery: Gustav press conference East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden holds a press conference Wednesday inside the East Baton Rouge Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness facility discussing the city/parish's preparation for Hurricane Gustav.

IMAGE GALLERY ~ AUGUST 2008 Image Gallery: Gustav hits the Caribbean Hurricane Gustav triggered flooding and landslides that killed at least 22 people. Winds topped 60 miles per hour and dumped 12 inches of rain or more over the Caribbean.

MULTIMEDIA MAP ~ AUGUST 2008 2theadvocate map: Gustav tracking map A hurricane tracking map of Gustav

MULTIMEDIA MAP ~ AUGUST 2008 2theadvocate map: Gustav satellite image Satellite view of Hurricane Gustav as it develops.

MULTIMEDIA MAP ~ AUGUST 2008 2theadvocate map: Gustav 5 day forecast 5 day forecast showing Gustav's possible locations

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