On the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, horse owners and veterinarians in the New Orleans area are fleeing ahead of Gustav, a storm the National Weather Service says is likely to become "a large, powerful hurricane as it approaches the northern Gulf Coast."

Although it depends on other pressure systems in the area, current predictions put Gustav's path just west of New Orleans,

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