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For many music fans, it has been hard to hear the dramatic stories coming out of New Orleans and not consider the city's rich culture. The city is steeped in music, a heritage that folklorist Nick Spitzer, who evacuated the day before Katrina hit, continues to celebrate on the air.

The Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown, Ky., is the state's last family owned whiskey maker. Master distiller Parker Beam, 63, makes sure the bourbon is up to snuff.

Thousands of aquatic creatures at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans have died because the generator circulating air to the tanks gave out. Many of the mammals were saved, however.

There are several proven techniques for improving the health and well being of night workers, but choosing to use them is half the battle. In the second of two reports on shift work, we focus on the one in 10 heath care workers who have a night shift.

First, an assessment. Then rescues. Then food and supplies. That's the battle plan for the aftermath of Hurricane Rita, according to David Paulison, acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The 24-year-old tennis champ is leaving IMG to start an agency of her own.

Debbie Elliott speaks with Ron Franscell, editor of The Beaumont Enterprise Texas newspaper. The paper's building suffered a collapse and flooding, but the newspaper will continue publishing on the Web and will try to get out a print edition, as well.

Hurricane Rita has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles an hour. But the winds, rains and waves of the storm still poses a serious threat to the coastal regions of Louisiana and Texas.

Operatives for militant Islamic groups have moved through Thailand in the past decade. Now analysts say foreigners from al Qaeda, Jemaah Islamiyah and similar groups could hijack a separatist insurgency in mainly Muslim southern Thailand.

Stung by criticism that they reacted too slowly to Katrina, federal officials say they're working hard to avoid making the same mistakes twice. Already, President Bush has declared Hurricane Rita an "incident of national significance" -- which helps rally federal resources.