Mandatory evacuation for area between Locks 1 and 2 on Pearl River Diversion Canal ~WWL

National Guard Supplies Isaac Victims with Essentials ~NOLA DEFENDER
 

Learning How to Dance in the Rain ~Andre Perry, WWNO

Port of N.O. says river traffic resumes, terminals working ~WVUE

Residents near Amite River struggle with flooding ~Bob Anderson, Advocate

Obama approves FEMA individual disaster assistance ~WWL

Emotional Vitt ready to hand over Saints ~WWL

High water keeps South La. on alert ~Advocate

Gulf weather sours ongoing sugar cane season ~Jeremy Alford, Daily Comet

28 parishes under boil-water advisories ~WWNO

Forgotten Tribe on Grand Bayou LA Slammed by Isaac ~Georgianne Nienaber, Huff Post

Federal Judge denies all motions to intervene in NOPD Consent Decree ~Charles Maldonado, Gambit

Why Do We Leave New Orleans Dangerously Exposed to the Next Big Storm? ~John Barry, The Daily Beast

Isaac wreaks havoc in BR, poses flood threat to region ~Advocate

Plaquemines Parish President: Damage Is Just As Bad As Katrina ~WWNO

Isaac weakens to tropical storm, New Orleans orders dusk-to-dawn curfew ~WWL

32 percent of state without power ~Advocate

Charting the wind: Blown away

~Editilla notellas~ We're here in New Orleans, power is still out, just recharged phone and puter next door for maybe 5 hrs online? So we're a tad sketchy on posting. Please bare wit'it! You may also wanna check out DisasterMap.net and of course our list of contacts on the right side masthead. Otherwise, enjoy TS Isaaaaaaac!

Hurricane Isaac continues to organize as it nears landfall ~Weather Underground

Isaac now a hurricane

In Praise of Waste, Fraud and Abuse ~Harry Shearer ~Hat Tip to Levees.org

Flood protection tax renewal for Orleans on ballot ~Michelle Millhollon, Advocate

Isaac makes its final approach towards Louisiana ~Weather Underground

~Now that looks more like a storm!

Hurricane Isaac Will Test the New Orleans Levees ~John McQuaid, Forbes

~Hat Tweet @Editilla NHC page of Remote Sensing imagery. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml --like Cool Funktop! (above) http://twitpic.com/aom3q8 Also check @DisasterMapnet

Isaac update from WWL

Failed pumps at Corps pumping station could increase Mid-City flooding risk ~Dainiel Bell, The Lens

Rusty pumps - the summing up ~Fix the Pumps

Corps of Engineers Commander Has Confessed ~Sandy Rosenthal, Huff Post

Isaac picks up speed, heads for Louisiana

~Hat Tweet~  @Editilla From my friend, engineer H.J. Bosworth.Why send out maps like this one everytime a storm in the gulf? WTF???? http://twitpic.com/aob7y2

~Hat Tweet~ Jim Loznicka WJHG ‏@jimwxgator

Larger swells from #Isaac are impacting Walton and Okaloosa Co., FL beaches. They are *Red Flag*. Bay County remains *Yellow Flag* today 

~Hat Tweet~ @Editilla @Amtrak #CityofNewOrleans is SOLD OUT tomorrow Tuesday. Amtrak didn't supply enough trains for adequate evacuation. That Will Not Do. x-(

Isaac sets sights on landfall near Louisiana Gulf coast ~Advocate

Isaac still tracking toward New Orleans, storm expected to strengthen ~WWL

New Orleans residents feel better prepared for Isaac ~Shreveport Times

Hurricane Isaac Will Test the New Orleans Levees ~Forbes

Amtrak: No trains in La. Tuesday, Wednesday ~WVUE

Isaac lashing the Keys; an eyewall is building ~Weather Underground

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Animated hurricane evacuation routes and contraflow map

Isaac intensifies some; hurricane watch called for mouth of Miss. River to Fla. ~WWL

Isaac heading more west ~BobBreck.com

Isaac A Major Threat to New Orleans; Is Anyone Paying Attention? ~Weather Nerd

Head of Passes ~NOLA-dishu

Replanting Trees In New Orleans ~Linton Weeks, WWNO

A Roving Percussionist On The Big Easy's Busy Streets ~NPR