Reuters - Bethany Bultman got her first taste of New Orleans music as a child in Mississippi in the early 1960s, drawn by an ironic source to the songs and musicians she is now trying to nurture through post-hurricane devastation.

AP - Ahead of the hurricane season that starts June 1, the Pentagon is buying cellular and satellite phone vans, cutting paperwork to speed delivery of aircraft, troops and supplies to stricken areas and already is sending military officers to Gulf states