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Weakened Isaac hovers over Louisiana, drenches region

Aug 31st, 2012 | By
Weakened Isaac hovers over Louisiana, drenches region

NEW ORLEANS –  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. The huge spiral weather system weakened to
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Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in southeast Louisiana

Aug 29th, 2012 | By
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in southeast Louisiana

Fox news Aug. 28, 2012 NEW ORLEANS –  Hurricane Isaac slammed into the southern Louisiana coast late Tuesday, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds, as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of the devastating Hurricane Katrina’s seventh anniversary, hoping the city’s strengthened levees will
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