Earlier this month, Orbitz.com listed New Orleans as one of the top Labor Day destinations. What a comeback the city is making, slowly but surely. All that only adds to my sadness that a state of emergency has already been declared in Louisiana, as the state braces for the possibility that Gustav could strike as a category 3 hurricane.

Airlines are prepared as well, according to USAToday, offering to waive fees for those who had planned to head to the Big Easy this weekend. But there's nothing that will be easy about watching a hurricane zoom up the Gulf, taking a path that only reminds us of tragedy. All I can think is oh no, not again.