The city of New Orleans is seen Sunday Aug. 31, 2008, as clouds from hurricane Gustav approach the city.
Hurricane Gustav is seen moving towards the Gulf of Mexico in this satellite image taken on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, at 08:23 UTC. Gulf Coast residents from Texas to Mississippi fled their homes in an unprecedented evacuation as what may be "the storm of the century" speeded up and aimed for landfall in areas scoured by Katrina and Rita three years ago.
Wind blown water splashes over the Industrial Canal flood walls as Hurricane Gustav approached the Louisiana area, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans. The walls protect the French Quarter and other central neighborhoods.
Pedestrians walk through the French Quarter in the wind and rain as Hurricane Gustav makes landfall in New Orleans on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.
Michael Scarls of Austin, Texas walks along Bourbon Street in the French Quarter as Hurricane Gustav approached the Louisiana area, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans.
Water is pushed over the flood wall into the upper 9th Ward from the effect of Hurricane Gustav, in New Orleans, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.
Wind blown water splashes over the Industrial Canal flood walls as Hurricane Gustav approached the Louisiana area, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans. The walls protect the French Quarter and other central neighborhoods.
Members of the National Guard scramble as they try to block off a flooding street near the Industrial Canal as Hurricane Gustav comes in Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans.
Winds drives water across a flooded Lakeshore park by Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Gustav sweeps through New Orleans, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.
Water is pushed over the flood wall into the upper 9th Ward from the effect of Hurricane Gustav, in New Orleans, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.
The Industrial Canal flood wall is shown as Hurricane Gustav moves through the area, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans.
Army Col. Colin Smith stands on the bridge over the Industrial Canal after Hurricane Gustav came through the area, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans.
A television crew tapes by the Industrial Canal flood wall after Hurricane Gustav came through the area, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans.
Waves on Lake Pontchartrain crash near a bench at Lakeshore Park as Hurricane Gustav moves through New Orleans, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.
Members of the National Guard take a break from their Hurricane Gustav duties at the convention center in New Orleans, La., Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.
New Orleans residents Roberto Yuill makes light of the situation by pretending the wind is blowing him away in front of Johnny Whites in the French Quarter as Hurricane Gustav enters the area on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Jeffrey A. Bedey, Commander of Hurricane Protection Office, left, St. Bernard Parish President Craig P. Taffaro Jr., center front , and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Maj. Nicholas Nazarko, Chief of Staff of Hurricane Protection Office brave the wind over the Industrial Canal, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans.
The Industrial Canal flood wall is shown as Hurricane Gustav moves through the area, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans.
The Industrial Canal flood wall is shown as Hurricane Gustav moves through the area, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans.
Water fills a low area near the Eastside of the Industrial Canal as Hurricane Gustav came through afternoon Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans.
Cpl. Jared Bennett with the Louisiana National Guard 256th Infantry Brigade 3rd BAT B Company, patrols an area of the Upper 9th Ward in New Orleans Monday, Sept. 1, 2008 during Hurricane Gustav. after reports of looters in the area, which is still damaged from Hurricane Katrina.
An unidentified woman unties a sign in the French Quarter after Hurricane Gustav passed in New Orleans, La., Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.
Water continues to flow over the Industrial Canal floodwall, sending debris over as well Monday, September 1, 2008, in New Oreans, in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.
Water sloshes over the flood wall on the city side of the Industrial Canal in the 9th Ward of New Orleans as Hurricane Gustav blows through Monday, Sept, 1, 2008.
New Orleans residents Elizabeth Burkeen walks back to her home with a flash light since the power is out on part of the French Quarter as Hurricane Gustav enters the area, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans.
This aerial photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard shows flooding from Hurricane Gustav in the Rigolets, in eastern New Orleans Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. The Rigolets is one of two passes that connect Lake Pontchartrain with the Gulf of Mexico and a key conduit of storm surge into the New Orleans area.
This aerial photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the tidal surge and flooding from Hurricane Gustav around the bridge across the Rigolets in eastern New Orleans La., Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. The Rigolets is one of two passes that connect Lake Pontchartrain with the Gulf of Mexico and a key conduit of storm surge into the New Orleans area.
A car drives along Canal Street in downtown New Orleans, La., Monday night, Sept. 1, 2008 after Hurricane Gustav hit Louisiana.