Republican Party of Louisiana Chairman Roger Villere greets delegates after Cindy McCain, wife of Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), and First Lady Laura Bush spoke at a breakfast for the Republican Louisiana delegation in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on September 1, 2008. The Republican National Convention will proceed with an abbreviated session today, only meeting for official business, due to Hurricane Gustav which is currently making landfall in Louisiana. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)