NEW : Bobby Jindal said Saturday afternoon . Mandatory evacuations set to begin 8 August , in New Orleans . The watch extended from southeastern Texas to Alabama - Florida border . Thousands evacuating Gulf Coast on buses , cars , planes . Gustav 's sustained winds reach 150 mph as it moves past Cuba .
NEW : Mandatory evacuations set to begin 8 August , in New Orleans . The watch extended from southeastern Texas to Alabama - Florida border . Thousands evacuating Gulf Coast on buses , cars , planes . Gustav 's sustained winds reach 150 mph as it moves past Cuba .