Gustav hits Louisiana as a Cat 2

Nola.com is chock full of information about Hurricane Gustav. The storm came ashore two hours ago west of New Orleans:

At 8 a.m. [Central], Hurricane Gustav had weakened to Category 2 strength, with winds decreasing to near 110 mph as its center began moving onshore, the National Weather Service reported.

An extremely dangerous storm surge of 12 to 14 feet is still expected to near and east of the center of the storm as it goes ashore.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward 70 miles from the storm's center, with tropical storm force-winds out 230 miles.

Watching Anderson Cooper bravely report from the front lines in New Orleans. No one does a hurricane better than Anderson.