U.S. Coast Guard: Port Arthur traffic still halted

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard said ship traffic at Port Arthur, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana, was still halted on Tuesday morning, after being shut on Sunday ahead of Hurricane Gustav's landfall.

Survey boats had been sent out to survey damage at Port Arthur, the Coast Guard said, but no opening time was set for either port.

In Lake Charles, a port assessment was also under way, according to the Coast Guard, but damage was expected to be minimal.

"We did not get hit too bad in Lake Charles," said Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Felix Rivera.

(Reporting by Rebekah Kebede)