"Wayne Ross, a New Orleans resident, has been living at a shelter at an old Sam's Club warehouse in Shreveport, La., since he was evacuated from New Orleans on Saturday. Ross says conditions are poor and wonders if he would have been better off staying home."

"In Louisiana, National Guard troops, local and state officials and utility crews are fanning out across the state to assess the damage. In Houma, La., people say Hurricane Gustav could have been worse, but that doesn't mean the community got off lightly."

Hurricane news from the Baton Rouge area.

Hurricane news from NOLA and the Times-Picayune.

"Louisiana was still feeling the effects of Gustav, now a tropical depression, on Tuesday, as some 1.4 million households in the state were without power, Gov. Bobby Jindal said."

Hurricane Gustav may trigger insurance claims as high as $10 billion including damage to oil facilities, according to risk management firms that issued preliminary estimates a day after the storm struck Louisiana.

Wind, rain, damage, and recovery photos from New Orleans.

Power outage map for Louisiana by parish.