This has been a trying two weeks for operators in the Gulf as everyone seeks to rebound from Gustav, and we hope this message reaches you at a time you are beginning to get things back to normal.

" Today, points of distribution locations were released. The PODs will offer ice, water, food, and tarps.

Seven people were taken to a hospital for observation Thursday after an 18-wheeler ran into the back of a van carrying mentally handicapped Hurricane Gustav evacuees in Bienville Parish.