Though it looks like much of South Louisiana dodged a bullet when Hurricane Gustav weakened considerably just before landfall, the mass exodus from the area has had its own consequences.

Here’s the story of a Lake Charles woman’s desperate search for her hospitalized husband, who was literally lost in the paperwork shuffle after being evacuated from the area along with thousands of other patients.

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Thankfully, it’s a story with a happy ending at the Little Rock VA hospital.

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