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An injured horse tries to free itself mud in the aftermath of Isaac Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Ironton, La. Isaac is now a tropical depression, with the center on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain through the regions. -
Residents of the River Forest subdivision in LaPlace, La., start cleaning up Friday Aug. 31, 2012, after flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac. -
Neighbors David Nelson, left, Dennis Rodrigue, center, and Daniel Tally pull a boat full of gas, Friday Aug. 31, 2012, to run generators at five home in the LaPlace neighborhood of River Forest. Residents of LaPlace started cleaning up after flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac. -
Tony Miranda takes a break from clearing out his home after it was flooded by Hurricane Isaac in LaPlace, La., Friday Aug. 31, 2012. -
Louisiana nation Guard patrols Highway 51 in LaPlace, La., that is still flooded by Hurricane Isaac Friday Aug. 31, 2012. -
A resident of the River Forest subdivision in LaPlace, La., walks past Bret Cumpsten's home Friday Aug. 31, 2012. Cumpsten placed the garage sale sign next to his flooded household possessions as a way for lighten his losses. -
Pat Robichaux, left, and her husband Benny try to figure what the next step is, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, while cleaning up their River Forest subdivision home in LaPlace, La. Most home in the neighborhood took on water during flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac. -
Tony Miranda takes a break from clearing out his home in LaPlace, La., Friday Aug. 31, 2012, after it was flooded by Hurricane Isaac. -
Mitch Smith pulls wet carpet from his home in LaPlace, La., Friday Aug. 31, 2012 that was flooded by Hurricane Isaac. Residents across the area began the long process of cleaning up after flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac. -
Michelle Smith and Chris Smith help cleans up their father's home in LaPlace, La., Friday Aug. 31, 2012, after it was flooded by Hurricane Isaac. -
Volunteers use a boat to recover sound equipment from a flooded church in the aftermath of Isaac Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Reserve, La. Isaac is now a tropical depression, with the center on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain through the regions. -
This aerial photo shows flooding from Grand Isle, La., in the aftermath of Isaac Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Isaac is now a tropical depression, with the center on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain through the regions. -
Jeff Delaughter, left, uses a personal water craft to deliver Sabastien Ward, 10, his dog, Stewie, and mother, Winter, to an Army National Guard truck in the Helena community in Jackson County, Miss. on Friday Aug. 31, 2012 after rain from Hurricane Isaac caused flooding in the area. -
Becky Melkin walks through floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac as she makes her way to see her flooded home in the West End Park neighborhood along Lake Pontchartrain Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 in New Orleans. Isaac crawled into the central U.S. on Friday, leaving behind a soggy mess in Louisiana. It will be a few days before the water recedes and people in flooded areas can return home. New Orleans itself was spared, thanks in large part to a levee system fortified after Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005. -
Tony Rodriguez, right, carries his baby daughter Nicole as they and his wife Jodi Clelland leave their flooded home in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac in Slidell, La., Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Isaac is now a tropical depression and the center was on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain as it goes. -
Anthony Segrave rides in his boat as he leaves his son's flooded home in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac in Slidell, La., Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Isaac is now a tropical depression and the center was on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain as it goes. -
A residents watches as a motorcade carrying Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney tours flooded areas caused by Hurricane Isaac, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Jean Lafitte, La. -
Frank Harbison, left, helps 82-year-old Zigrida Reis through floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac in the West End Park neighborhood along Lake Pontchartrain, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 in New Orleans. Reis wanted to check on her boat at the marina. Isaac is now a tropical depression and the center was on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain as it goes. -
Residents watch the motorcade carrying Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney during his tour of flooded areas caused by Hurricane Isaac, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Jean Lafitte, La. -
Jeff Delaughter helps Army National Guard troops looks for stranded residents in the Helena community in Jackson County, Miss., on Friday Aug. 31, 2012 after rain from Hurricane Isaac caused flooding in the area. -
Justin Gambill and Herbert Naylor toss a wet sink stand onto a pile of damaged sheet rock, insulation and personal items from the home of Sammy and Terri Vance in Bay St. Louis, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. The Vance's home took on almost two feet of flood water from Isaac. Friends and family assisted the family with cleanup as they and others recover from Hurricane Isaac. -
Aug. 30, 2012 - Pass Christian, Mississippi, U.S. - Mississippi Emergency Management Agency employees survey the sailboat Caribe after it was dropped in the harbor parking lot by Hurricane Isaac's storm surge in Pass Christian. -
Local residents are interviewed by members of the media during a tour by Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney of flooded areas caused by Hurricane Isaac, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Jean Lafitte, La. -
Cows are stranded in floodwaters after Isaac came through the region, in Plaquemines Parish, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana early Thursday, its weakening winds still potent enough to drive storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. View a photo gallery. -
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Sr. Agents Chad Watts, left, and Allan Marbury help James Earl Booth Sr. through floodwaters from his home in LaPlace, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Booth had been held up in his attic for two days due to the flooding. Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. View a photo gallery. -
The city of New Orleans lies under a heavy band of storms in the aftermath of Isaac on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac hovered over Louisiana for a third day Thursday, shedding more than a foot of additional rain that forced authorities to hurriedly evacuate areas ahead of the storm and rescue hundreds of people who could not escape as the rapidly rising waters swallowed entire neighborhoods. -
Darenisha Coleman walks with her father Darren through floodwaters in the Cambridge Neighborhood of LaPlace, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. -
Slidell police reserve officer Wil Miller helps Margaret Covington, 73, onto a commando high water truck after she was rescued in Olde Towne Slidell, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. A levee was overtopped in Slidell from the rain and surge from Hurricane Isaac on Thursday morning. -
The Manshac swamp near Lake Pontchartrain west of New Orleans, is inundated with water in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac on Thursday, August 30, 2012. Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. New Orleans itself was spared, thanks in large part to a levee system built after Katrina. -
Homes in LaPlace, La., west of US 51 and south of I-10, are covered in floodwaters in the aftermath of Isaac on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac hovered over Louisiana for a third day Thursday, shedding more than a foot of additional rain that forced authorities to hurriedly evacuate areas ahead of the storm and rescue hundreds of people who could not escape as the rapidly rising waters swallowed entire neighborhoods. -
Residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in LaPlace, La. Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana early Thursday, its weakening winds still potent enough to drive storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. -
Residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in LaPlace, La. Isaac has caused major flooding in the region. Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana early Thursday, its weakening winds still potent enough to drive storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. -
St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff’s deputies evacuate residents from the River Forest subdivision in LaPlace, La. as wind-driven tides flood the neighborhood Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Isaac arrived exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina and passed slightly to the west of New Orleans, where the city's fortified levee system easily handled the assault. -
A woman and her dog are evacuated due to rising water from Isaac Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in Slidell, La. Isaac's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. -
Aug. 29, 2012 - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.- A Bay St. Louis, Mississippi fire department truck drives down Miss. 603 during Hurricane Isaac. -
Aug. 30, 2012 - Slidell, Louisiana, U.S. - Slidell Police Det. JEFF THERIOT, right, helps evacuate apartment resident MARCI BRUNIES and her dog Chipper after they were stranded by flooding from Hurricane Isaac. Many residents were evacuated from their homes by Slidell Police officers after water backed up from a canal. -
Jewel Rico, right, and her dog, Chico, are taken by boat as they evacuate their home, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in Reserve, La. Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. -
Dislodged homes and debris appear on the levee and submerged roadway in the community of Braithwaite, along side the Mississippi River, seen at left, after Hurricane Isaac came through the region Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. -
Interstate 10 is seen partially submerged by floodwaters from Isaac in LaPlace, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. New Orleans itself was spared, thanks in large part to a levee system built after Katrina. -
Residents of the Cambridge Neighborhood of LaPlace Louisiana flee rising flood waters associated with Hurricane Isaac Wednesday Aug. 29, 2012. The state sent scores of buses and dozens of high-water vehicles to help evacuate about 3,000 people from St. John the Baptist Parish after Tropical Storm Isaac pushed water from lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas into parts of LaPlace. -
Aug. 30, 2012 - Slidell, Louisiana, U.S. - JASON SAMROW pulls a boat with his dogs Cubby and Moose during flooding. -
People leave a building by boat after Isaac flooded the community of Braithwaite, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. -
Record water levels are reported in La Place, Louisiana, on Thursday, August 30, 2012, amid flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac. -
Record water levels are reported in La Place, Louisiana, on Thursday, August 30, 2012, amid flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac. -
People rescue cows from floodwaters after Isaac passed through the region, in Plaquemines Parish, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana early Thursday, its weakening winds still potent enough to drive storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. -
Cows are stranded in floodwaters after Isaac came through the region, in Plaquemines Parish, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana early Thursday, its weakening winds still potent enough to drive storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. -
A submerged cow is stranded amid debris in floodwaters after Isaac passed through the region, in Plaquemines Parish, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana early Thursday, its weakening winds still potent enough to drive storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. -
Aug. 30, 2012 - Waveland, Mississippi, U.S. - Water remains high on the beach as Tropical Storm Isaac moves along coast. -
The staircase for a home now lies smashed in the sands in front of the structure Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 on Dauphin Island, Ala. after Hurricane Isaac's landfall in Louisiana. -
A Bay St. Louis, Miss., resident rides through sea debris deposited by Hurricane Isaac along the walking path on the beach, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. The destruction has drawn a constant crowd of sightseers to the beach. -
A tractor sits safely atop a mound, after Isaac passed through the region, in Plaquemines Parish, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana early Thursday, its weakening winds still potent enough to drive storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. -
A sherriff's vehicle sits in flood waters caused by Isaac, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, north of LaPlace, La, off Lake Pontchartrain. Isaac's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. The storm's center was on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain as it goes. -
Aug. 30, 2012 - Pass Christian, Mississippi, U.S. - A sailboat sits on top of a boardwalk at Pass Christian Harbor on Thursday. -
Aug. 30, 2012 - Pass Christian, Mississippi, U.S. - Debris lines the parking lot of the Pass Christian Harbor Thursday. -
The Nguyen family is evacuated from their home in La Place, Louisiana, on Thursday, August 30, 2012, amid flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac. -
A house at the corner of N. Miro and Columbus Streets in New Orleans collapsed during the height of the Hurricane Isaac destroying three vehicles that where parked alongside it, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. -
A steady armada of utility service trucks drive through Waveland, Miss., to assist residents left without power from Hurricane Isaac, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Signs of life returned to the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Thursday as curfews were lifted and some businesses and roads reopened, but many residents still couldn't make it home because of flooding in low lying areas and along rivers. -
Members of the National Guard stand duty in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, as Hurricane Isaac comes ashore on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. -
Members of the Louisiana National Guard clean up fallen limbs along St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans,Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. The storm's center was on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain as it goes. -
Residents survey flood damage in Lafitte, La., on Thursday,, Aug. 30, 2012, a day after Hurricane Isaac hit the area near New Orleans. -
Flood waters surround a house in Slidell,.La. on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. -
Joe Boudoin helps clear fallen tree limbs from a tamale stand damaged during Isaac in Arabi, La.,Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. The storm's center was on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain as it goes. -
Angelena Jordan is helped off a police truck after being evacuated because of rising flood waters from Isaac Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in Slidell, La., Isaac's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. -
Zach Armand, right, loads a bag of ice into Penelope Packard's shopping cart after Hurricane Isaac passed in Chalmette, La.,Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. The storm's center was on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain as it goes. -
Samantha the boxer, one of 27 dogs evacuated from a Mississippi animal shelter that was in the path of Hurricane Isaac, gives some love to veterinary technicians Tammi Isyk, right, and Kim Acheson at the Humane Society of Broward County in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. -
People wait in line to enter a grocery store after Isaac in Chalmette, La.,Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. The storm's center was on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain as it goes. -
Ashley Clague, right, holds her face as she waits with Jean Fernandez, left, to buy groceries after Hurricane Isaac in Chalmette, La.,Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. The storm's center was on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain as it goes. -
Trevelle Bivalacqua, 12, left, helps fire fighters and other volunteers evacuate residents from the Riverbend Nursing Center as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Jesuit Bend, La. Plaquemines Parish ordered a mandatory evacuation for the west bank of the Mississippi below Belle Chasse because of worries about a storm surge. The order affected about 3,000 people. -
Residents of the Riverbend Nursing Center are evacuated to higher and safer ground as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Jesuit Bend, La. Plaquemines Parish ordered a mandatory evacuation for the west bank of the Mississippi below Belle Chasse because of worries about a storm surge. The order affected about 3,000 people, including residents of the nursing home. -
Michael Ferbosses makes his way home through the wind and rain of Isaac in Chalmette, La.,Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. The storm's center was on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain as it goes. -
A CNN reporter braves the wind and rain to give a report from Gulfport, Mississippi, on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, as Hurricane Isaac comes ashore. -
Rescue operations are hampered by hurricane force winds and rain near the town of Braithwaite, Louisiana, where dozens of people are stranded due to high flood waters amid Hurricane Isaac on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. -
Rescue operations are under way in the town of Braithwaite, Louisiana, where dozens of people are stranded due to high flood waters amid Hurricane Isaac on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. -
A fawn was one of the many animals rescued, including a number of curious dogs, during operations in Plaquermines Parish, Louisiana, amid Hurricane Isaac on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. -
A fawn was one of the many animals rescued during operations in Plaquermines Parish, Louisiana, amid Hurricane Isaac on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. -
Pearlington, Miss., residents are brought out of their flooded community by law enforcement officers and first responders using boats, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, during the nonstop rain from Isaac. A number of residents of the small community were trapped by the rising waters and had be rescued or waited until the low tide when waters receded so they could walk out. -
Danessa Lee, left, comforts her granddaughter Ashanti Lee, 12, after their family was rescued in Pearlington, Miss., by law enforcement officers and first responders using boats, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, during the nonstop rain from Isaac. A number of residents of the small community were trapped by the rising waters and had be rescued or waited until the low tide when waters receded so they could walk out. -
Members of the Army National Guard patrol Bourbon Street in the French Quarter as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in New Orleans, La. Isaac was packing 80 mph winds, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It came ashore early Tuesday near the mouth of the Mississippi River, driving a wall of water nearly 11 feet high inland and soaking a neck of land that stretches into the Gulf. -
A man holds a broken umbrella in the wind as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in New Orleans, La. Isaac was packing 80 mph winds, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It came ashore early Tuesday near the mouth of the Mississippi River, driving a wall of water nearly 11 feet high inland and soaking a neck of land that stretches into the Gulf. -
A man struggles with his rain cover as he walks up Bourbon Street in the French Quarter as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in New Orleans, La. Isaac was packing 80 mph winds, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It came ashore early Tuesday near the mouth of the Mississippi River, driving a wall of water nearly 11 feet high inland and soaking a neck of land that stretches into the Gulf. -
Carlo Maltese carries some of his belongings after being rescued by a boat from his flooded home as Hurricane Isaac hits Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Braithwaite, La. -
Members of the Army National Guard patrol Bourbon Street in the French Quarter as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in New Orleans, La. Isaac was packing 80 mph winds, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It came ashore early Tuesday near the mouth of the Mississippi River, driving a wall of water nearly 11 feet high inland and soaking a neck of land that stretches into the Gulf. -
Nelson Taylor, of Port Sulphur, La., sleeps at an evacuation shelter after Isaac made landfall as a hurricane, in Belle Chasse, La., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. -
Charles Sanders, left, of Belle Chasse, La., Carroll Rogers, right, of Buras, La., chat at an evacuation shelter after Isaac made landfall as a Hurricane, in Belle Chasse, La., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Plaquemines Parish ordered a mandatory evacuation for the west bank of the Mississippi below Belle Chasse because of worries about a storm surge. The order affected about 3,000 people, including a nursing home with 112 residents. -
Landon Gazzier, right, and Dillan Gazzier, left, play on a flooded street as the waves crash over the sea wall in Bayou La Batre, Ala. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Hurricane Isaac has dumped more than five inches of rain on the Alabama coast and knocked out power to some residents, but it hasn't interrupted the everyday life of others. Residents of Dauphin Island lost power, but they also escaped the worst of Isaac. The weather service reports wind gusts of 47 mph. -
Officer Ted Johnson inspects a road along Mobile Bay as waves crash over the sea wall from Hurricane Isaac's storm surge in Mobile, Ala. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Hurricane Isaac has dumped more than five inches of rain on the Alabama coast and knocked out power to some residents, but it hasn't interrupted the everyday life of others. Residents of Dauphin Island lost power, but they also escaped the worst of Isaac. The weather service reports wind gusts of 47 mph. -
Waves from Hurricane Isaac crash over the sea wall leaving debris on a road along Mobile Bay in Mobile, Ala., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. -
A resident of Jetty East Condominiums in Destin, Fla., watches as a wave from the Gulf of Mexico hits the parking garage of the condominium on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 from the effects of Hurricane Isaac. The storm made landfall in Louisiana Tuesday evening. -
Chuck Cropp, center, his son Piers, left, and wife Liz, right, wade through floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in New Orleans. As Isaac made landfall, it was expected to dump as much as 20 inches of rain in several parts of Louisiana. -
Residents who were rescued from their flooded homes are transported to waiting assistance, after Hurricane Isaac made landfall and flooded homes with 10 feet of water in Braithwaite, La., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Isaac was packing 80 mph winds, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It came ashore early Tuesday near the mouth of the Mississippi River, driving a wall of water nearly 11 feet high inland and soaking a neck of land that stretches into the Gulf. -
People sit on a bench along the seawall in the storm surge from Isaac, on Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain, as the storm approaches landfall, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. -
A group of thrill-seekers face the waves as they crash over the seawall of Lake Pontchartrain at Canal Boulevard in New Orleans Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 as Hurricane Isaac approaches. The storm was arriving at the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated Louisiana and Mississippi when it struck on Aug. 29, 2005. -
Bay St. Louis, Miss., first responders brave a driving rain storm as they use an airboat to reach a house fire in a flooded subdivision, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. After several attempts to reach the house fire, flooded streets forced the fire fighters to use the airboat. -
Waves from the Santa Rosa Sound crash over the Navarre Beach causeway in Navarre, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 as Isaac approaches the Gulf Coast. Isaac became a hurricane that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck seven years ago this week. -
Aug. 28, 2012 - Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. - REBECCA ZITTERKOPF, center left, and JOE KEERS fill sandbags ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Isaac. -
Mobile County Sheriff's Deputy Aaron Swayze uses binoculars to view the the road conditions of the partially-flooded Highway 193 leading to Dauphin Island, Ala., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 as residents prepare for the landfall of Isaac along the Gulf Coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. It could get stronger by the time it's expected to reach the swampy coast of southeast Louisiana. -
Roger Harper holds his son Ari Harper, 4, as they play in the waves slashing up on the West End seawall in New Orleans, Louisiana, Tuesday, August 28, 2012. They plan to stay in New Orleans during Hurricane Isaac. -
Some New Orleans, Louisiana residents did not evacuate in advance of Hurricane Isaac but came to the West End on Lake Pontchartrain to watch the waves on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. -
Aug. 28, 2012 - Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S. - A Mississippi Department of Transportation sign warns southbound motorists on U.S. 49 of weather conditions in South Mississippi on Tuesday. Hurricane Isaac is expected to drop heavy rains on the Mississippi Coast over the next few days. -
Residents of New Orleans, Louisiana who did not evacuate ahead of Hurricane Isaac came to the West End Lake Pontchartrain to watch the waves roll in, on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. -
Dillard University students stay at the shelter in the gym of Centenary Colleges as they evacuated from New Orleans because of Hurricane Isaac Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, 2012 in Shreveport, La. -
City of D'Iberville employees fill sand bags for citizens under the 110 bridge at the D'Iberville, Miss. Marina on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. It could get stronger by the time it's expected to reach the swampy coast of southeast Louisiana. -
Wendy Curtis walks through the wind and rain from Isaac as the outer bands make landfall Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, in Chalmette, La. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. It could get stronger by the time it's expected to reach the swampy coast of southeast Louisiana. -
National Guardsmen Sgt. Matthew Limbert, left, and Cadet Clovis Vaughn of the 141st Field Artillery stationed at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, guard the Superdome as Isaac approaches New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. It could get stronger by the time it's expected to reach the swampy coast of southeast Louisiana. -
Members of the Louisiana National Guard stand guard in front of the New Orleans Convention Center on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. It could get stronger by the time it's expected to reach the swampy coast of southeast Louisiana. -
John Taylor carries a piece of plywood to board up store windows Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, in Chalemette, La. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. It could get stronger by the time it's expected to reach the swampy coast of southeast Louisiana. -
Jaylon Ragus, 5, of Davant, La., plays with a gaming device in an evacuation shelter in Belle Chasse, La., due to the impending landfall of Isaac, which is expected reach the region as a hurricane this evening, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. It could get stronger by the time it's expected to reach the swampy coast of southeast Louisiana. -
Teresa Ragas, left, and her husband Bertrand Ragas, of Port Sulphur, La., lie side-by-side in cots at an evacuation shelter in Belle Chasse, La., due to the impending landfall of Isaac, which is expected reach the region as a hurricane this evening, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. -
U.S. Senator David Vitter, R- La., left, Jefferson Parish President John Young, second left, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Army Corps of Engineers Col. Ed Fleming, right, talk as they tour the new levee wall and pumps at the 17th Street Canal in New Orleans, built after Hurricane Katrina, as Hurricane Isaac approaches New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The Category 1 hurricane is expected to hit New Orleans overnight. -
Onlookers watch Lake Pontachartrain, where restaurants were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as Isaac heads toward New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. It could get stronger by the time it's expected to reach the swampy coast of southeast Louisiana. -
High waves crash on to rocks at Cedar Point Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 near Dauphin Island, Ala. as residents prepare for the landfall of Isaac along the Gulf Coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. It could get stronger by the time it's expected to reach the swampy coast of southeast Louisiana. -
A man stands on a post with a stop sign as waves pass the seawall during the passage of Tropical Storm Isaac in Baracoa, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Tropical Storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula. Isaac's center made landfall just before midday near the far-eastern tip of Cuba. -
Tropical Storm Isaac hits Key West, Fla., on Sunday. The storm forced changes at the GOP convention. -
Heavy storm clouds hover over the skyline of downtown Miami as Tropical Storm Isaac's weather band reaches the Miami area as the storm makes its way in a northwestern direction towards the local keys on Sunday, August 26th, 2012.
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