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New Orleans Port to shut Sunday afternoon

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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The port of New Orleans said it will shut down at 4 P.M. CDT (5:00 p.m. EDT) on Sunday in preparation for Hurricane Gustav.

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The port finished cargo loading and unloading on Saturday evening and moved to give 10 vessels safe harbor in the port.

"We are prepared for Gustav to make landfall some time Monday evening, probably somewhere west of New Orleans," port president and CEO Gary LaGrange said in a statement.

(Writing by Mary Milliken)
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