Three years after Katrina devastated Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas in the South, New Orleans is feeling deju vu all over again. Late Saturday Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans, the city most destroyed by Katrina's force in 2005.. And now today, as America celebrates Labor Day weekend with parades and streamers, millions across the South prepare for what could be a will most likely become an intense and dangerous Category 5 hurricane.. Aimed for somewhere along the Gulf Coast.. MORE: Thousands flee powerful storm.. At this hour, FEMA waiting for storm to blow into Cat 5 Destroys parts of Cuba, now in open Gulf water.. * * * Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal warned that Gustav could be worse that Hurricane Katrina three years ago.. Jindal is requesting a 'pre-landfall' disaster declaration..

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