From the Washington Post: "Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff arrived in Louisiana today to meet with local officials preparing for the possible arrival of Tropical Storm Gustav, part of an intensifying federal effort to avoid the mistakes made three years ago when Hurricane Katrina devastated the state. Chertoff is scheduled to meet this afternoon with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) in Baton Rouge and New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, Bush administration officials said. Jindal has cleared the way for federal assistance by declaring a state of emergency and has put several thousand National Guard troops on alert."