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  • 3
    Sep
    2012
    11:41pm, EDT

    Obama tours Isaac damage in Louisiana while residents return to devastated homes

     

    Larry Downing / Reuters

    U.S. President Barack Obama (R) tours Hurricane Isaac damage in the Ridgewood neighborhood of LaPlace, Saint John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana, Sept. 3.

    By NBC's Ali Weinberg

    NEW ORLEANS, La. – At the end of a four-day trip filled with campaign events, President Barack Obama put politics aside to visit a Louisiana town hit by Hurricane Isaac and talk with local officials about the recovery effort.

    In brief remarks after touring part of the town of LaPlace in St. John the Baptist Parish, the president said he was impressed by the resiliency of the residents.

    “There is enormous faith here, enormous strength here you can see it in these families,” he said. “They were just devastated a few days ago and they're already smiling and laughing,” he said.

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    A coffin is washed up onto a front lawn due to Hurricane Isaac flooding in Plaquemines Parish on Sept. 3, in Braithwaite, Louisiana. Damage totals from the storm could top $2 billion and more than 125,000 customers are still without power six days after the storm made landfall.

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    Melanie Martinez holds the family cat, which they have renamed Isaac, as they salvage items from their flooded home in Plaquemines Parish on Sept. 3, in Braithwaite, Louisiana. Martinez, along with her husband Philip and here mother, was forced to ride out the storm in the home when their car broke down. The house quickly flooded and they were rescued by a neighbor who was able to break into their attic to save them. They only were able to find the cat today who survived six days without food at the house.

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    A dead horse and other debris from Hurricane Isaac flooding are washed up onto a levee in Plaquemines Parish on Sept. 3.

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  • 2
    Sep
    2012
    9:37pm, EDT

    Louisiana man makes trip to his flooded home to rescue cat, bridesmaid dress

    Gerald Herbert / AP

    In the foreground is a sign marking the waterline from Hurricane Katrina in Don Duplantier's home in Braithwaite, La., on Sept. 2., but floodwaters from Isaac went all the way up to the second floor. Duplantier retrieved his cat and collected his daughter's bridesmaid dress for the upcoming wedding of his son.

    Gerald Herbert / AP

    A statue of St. Francis of Assisi is displayed on a mud-covered countertop.

    Gerald Herbert / AP

    The flooded ground floor of the home of Don Duplantier is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac.

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    Don Duplantier walks through his flooded home.

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    Don Duplantier puts his cat Lovey into a kennel on the flooded second floor of his home.

    Gerald Herbert / AP

    Don Duplantier holds his cat 'Lovey' as he prepares to transport him from his flooded home. More than 200,000 people across Louisiana still didn't have any power five days after Hurricane Isaac ravaged the state. Thousands of evacuees remained at shelters or bunked with friends or relatives.

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    Lovey meows from its kennel.

    Gerald Herbert / AP

    Don Duplantier paddles a pirogue from his flooded home.

    As residents in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas began surveying the damage to their homes, remnants of Isaac pushed their way north, spinning off tornadoes in southeast Missouri and threatening flash-flooding in parts of Tennessee and Kentucky.

    On Sunday morning nearly 265,000 customers in Louisiana, 13,000 in Mississippi and 7,300 in Arkansas remained without power, according to The Weather Channel.

    Isaac was the first hurricane to strike the United States this year and it hit the New Orleans area almost exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, causing an estimated 1,800 deaths.

    Reported by NBC News staff and wire services.

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    He went back for the things that mattered... the dress represents something important, and Lovey is FAMILY. God bless him...

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  • 1
    Sep
    2012
    12:28am, EDT

    Hurricane Isaac reveals mystery ship at Fort Morgan

    Michael Spooneybarger / Reuters

    Rhonda Hill and Scott Vanlin with his cat look at an old ship uncovered as the beach eroded during Hurricane Isaac in Fort Morgan, Alabama on Friday, August 31, 2012. The mystery vessel, which has been uncovered several times after hurricanes, is thought to be either a civil war blockade runner or a schooner used to run liquor during prohibition, according local news reports.

     

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    Cubby! You is famous!

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  • 31
    Aug
    2012
    12:41am, EDT

    As Hurricane Isaac wanes, Gulf region mops up from storm

    Mario Tama / Getty Images

    A woman walks through flood waters from Hurricane Isaac storm surge on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain on August 30, 2012 in Mandeville, Louisiana.

    Reuters reports: The remnants of Hurricane Isaac trudged north on Thursday and U.S. Gulf Coast residents started to mop up and assess damage, even as much of Louisiana was still flooded and without power.

    Isaac, which was downgraded to a tropical depression on Thursday after hitting the region as a Category 1 hurricane, did little damage to New Orleans, where stronger barriers were installed after 2005's Hurricane Katrina almost laid waste to the city. Continue reading the full story.

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    Slideshow: Isaac moves inland

    A downgraded Isaac floods coastal communities and forces new evacuations, but levees still hold.

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  • 30
    Aug
    2012
    9:00pm, EDT

    Aerial photos reveal flood damage from Hurricane Isaac

    Gerald Herbert / AP

    Interstate 10 lies partially submerged by floodwaters in LaPlace, La., Aug. 30, 2012.

    Gerald Herbert / AP

    Dislodged homes and debris appear on the levee in the community of Braithwaite, La., along the Mississippi River, at left, after Hurricane Isaac, Aug. 30.

    Slideshow: Isaac moves inland

    A downgraded Isaac floods coastal communities and forces new evacuations, but levees still hold.

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    mmm crawfish tamales.

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  • 29
    Aug
    2012
    2:48pm, EDT

    Rescues as Isaac's surge tops levee in Plaquemines Parish, La.

    Gerald Herbert / AP

    People and a dog who were rescued from their flooded homes are loaded into a Louisiana National Guard truck, after Hurricane Isaac made landfall and flooded homes with 10 feet of water in Braithwaite, La., in Plaquemines Parish on Aug. 29.

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    People rest in a rescue truck atop a levee next to floodwaters after being rescued in Plaquemines Parish on Aug. 29 in Braithwaite, Louisiana. Dozens were reportedly rescued in the area after levees were overtopped by floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac. Today is the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

    David J. Phillip / AP

    Carlo Maltese and his dog Pin get off a boat after being rescued from his flooded home as Hurricane Isaac hits Wednesday, Aug. 29 in Braithwaite, La.

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    Rescue workers look out at floodwaters from a levee on Aug. 29, 2012 in Braithwaite, La . Dozens were reportedly rescued in the area in Plaquemines Parish after levees were overtopped by floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac.

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    Gerald Herbert / AP

    Hurricane Isaac makes second landfall, floods coastal communities, but levees still hold.

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     From NBC News: New evacuations were ordered Wednesday as slow-moving Hurricane Isaac caused one levee outside New Orleans to overtop and threatened others. Inside New Orleans, levees and pumps were protecting the city from widespread flooding, but Isaac had cut power to a third of Louisiana's households and was expected to lash the state with heavy rain and winds into Friday.

    In Plaquemines Parish, the storm surge overtopped an 18-mile stretch of levee that sits eight feet above the Mississippi River. National Guardsmen and residents rescued dozens of people trapped in homes. 

    NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports on ongoing rescue efforts to reach dozens of people believed to be trapped in their homes due to flooding from an overtopped levee.

    "We have flooding, inundated four-to-nine feet in areas," parish emergency management official Guy Laigast told the Weather Channel. "We've got homes that have been inundated."

    "It's piling that water up on the east side of the Mississippi River," he added. "All that water is ponding up in that area, and that's what's causing the overtopping."

    The area had been under a mandatory evacuation order, but only half of the 2,000 residents reportedly had left ahead of Isaac's landfall Tuesday. Click here to read the latest reports about Hurricane Isaac.

     

    See a High-Definition image of Hurricane Isaac illuminated by moonlight, captured by satellite.

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    I was watching MSNBC a minute ago and some black dude was mad about the flooding, power, etc. "It's like Katrina all over again!" HEY POS...don't move to the coast if flooding, evacuating and losing your belongings bothers you.

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  • 29
    Aug
    2012
    11:55am, EDT

    Satellite captures moonlit Hurricane Isaac

    Slideshow: Isaac moves inland

    Eric Gay / AP

    Hurricane Isaac makes second landfall, floods coastal communities, but levees still hold.

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    Just after midnight on Aug. 28, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi-NPP satellite captured this nighttime view of Isaac and the cities near the Gulf Coast. The VIIRS “day-night band,” detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses light intensification to enable the detection of dim signals. In this case, the clouds of Isaac were lit by moonlight.

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    Totally cool! And enjoy it while you can....Republicans want to cut government spending, and this kind of thing must go!

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  • 28
    Aug
    2012
    5:16am, EDT

    Edward Linsmier / Getty Images

    Riding out the storm in Tampa

    Mounted law enforcement officials wait out a brief rain storm during the National Republican Convention on August 27, 2012 near downtown Tampa, Florida. Commercial bus cancellations due to Tropical Storm Isaac have prevented many of the expected demonstrators from being present.

    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • Right of the people peaceably to assemble, even in rain
    • The show will go on at the Republican Convention
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  • 27
    Aug
    2012
    6:44pm, EDT

    New Orleans braces for Isaac

    Sean Gardner / Reuters

    A local business owner takes down a sign in the French Quarter in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac in New Orleans, La., Aug. 27, 2012.

    Slideshow: Isaac tracks through the Gulf of Mexico

    Alan Diaz / AP

    Tropical Storm Isaac drenches multiple countries as it moves toward Louisiana.

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    By Miguel Llanos, NBC News — Residents in unprotected, low-lying areas outside New Orleans were evacuating Monday as Tropical Storm Isaac grew closer to becoming a hurricane that could make landfall in or near Louisiana almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina struck.

    Isaac's wind speed increased to 70 mph, just 4 mph short of a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said in a late afternoon update. It also forecast Isaac would reach Category 2 status with 100 mph winds late Tuesday night or early Wednesday. That's a stronger Isaac than forecast earlier Monday. Full story…

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    Members of the City Hall Property Management team board up the outside windows of City Hall in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac in New Orleans, La., Aug. 27, 2012. On its current track, Isaac is due to slam into the Gulf Coast anywhere between Fla. and La. by Tuesday night or early Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

    Sean Gardner / Reuters

    A man walks by a boarded-up business in the French Quarter as business owners prepare for tropical storm Isaac in New Orleans, La., Aug. 27, 2012.

    Sean Gardner / Reuters

    Rachel Reboir, left, holds up a pair of new shoes as her fellow employee Christy Lorio hangs up plywood on Magazine Street as business owners prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac in New Orleans, La., Aug. 27, 2012.

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    dam it wanna see this town before its washed out into the gulf.hang in there people!!

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  • 25
    Aug
    2012
    7:02pm, EDT

    Tropical Storm Isaac hugs Cuba coast, expected to be Cat 2 hurricane in Gulf on approach to Florida

    Tom Pennington / Getty Images

    A pedestrian walks around temporary security fencing in downtown Tampa, Fla., as rain showers move through the area on Aug. 25. Tampa area residents wait for Tropical Storm Isaac as they prepare for the Repulican National Convention which will be held in Tampa during the week of August 27th.

    Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Saturday declared a state of emergency to make sure local and state agencies would be ready.

    Isaac is a massive storm, with tropical storm-force winds extending 230 miles from the center. Key West International Airport was halting all flights at 7 p.m. Saturday until the storm had passed.

    -- Reported by NBC News and wire services

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    Slideshow: Isaac tracks toward Florida

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    Tropical Storm Isaac rakes the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba as it makes its way toward Florida, where Tampa will be hosting the Republican National Convention.

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    The Weather Channel's Bryan Norcross tracks Tropical Storm Isaac's movement and predictions about where it is headed.

     

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  • 24
    Aug
    2012
    7:19pm, EDT

    Orlando Barria / EPA

    Tropical Storm Isaac hits Dominican Republic coast

    A wave hits the coast during the passing of Tropical Storm Isaac in Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, Aug. 24, 2012. Isaac hit with heavy rains in the south of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where rainfall accumulations between 100 and 200 millimeters are expected, with the risk of floods and landslides.

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    I thought I saw a few skateboards a bike helmet and a few water bottles in that crashing wave. Maybe it blew the people over!!

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