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With each hour came more water. The panic I felt wasn't the anticipation of the unknown. It was the anticipation of the known. I was thinking I had at least six hours before I had to get my little red Chevy out of the roaring water. I barely had four.

It's been a week since Jamie Billiot had to evacuate her beloved Dulac with the approach of Hurricane Gustav. Now after days of cleaning up the storm damage, she welcomes people back to the community center that has served so many.

The director of a local community center returns to her workplace and her home to find debris and floodwaters left behind in Hurricane Gustav's wake.

Hurricane Gustav has come and gone but its impact remains—to what extent is still uncertain.

A young Houma woman endures Hurricane Gustav's wrath and worries about the damage she'll find at home when the winds die down and the water recedes.

Howling winds bend trees but not spirits as Hurricane Gustav slams into Houma Country.

Cable is out, so Houmas watch generator-powered TV with an old-school antenna with aluminum foil. But the media are focused on New Orleans, so there's no news about the fate of tribal areas of the bayou.

Other causes of concern during the hurricane: tornadoes, the strength of the levees and the health of loved ones.

As Hurricane Gustav bears down on her community, a Houma woman who stayed behind prays, hopes and makes plans as the wind begins to blow.

A registered nurse who cared for his patients until they're evacuated now turns his attention to the powerful visitor who made them flee.

The threat of a powerful new hurricane conjures up memories of recent disasters and their toll on the United Houma Nation, but it also is a reminder of those who helped tribal members and are offering to do so again.