NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 31: Resident Eugene Oppman has a cup of coffee and a cigarette outside one of few restaurants open in NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 31: Resident Eugene Oppman has a cup of coffee and a cigarette outside one of few restaurants open in the French Quarter August, 31, 2008 a day before forecasters predict Hurricane Gustav will make landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana. According the National Hurricane Center Gustav downgraded to Category 3 with top winds near 125 mph early Sunday. Forecasters expected it to regain strength later in the day. (Photo by Stephen Morton/Getty Images) | |
