Late Tuesday evening Isaac came ashore as a category 1 hurricanenear the mouth of the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana,drenching land stretching into the Gulf of Mexico and causingwidespread power outages.
Packing more of a punch than originally projected, Isaac knockedout power lines and compelled several reluctant evacuees to retreatto their roofs while awaiting emergency rescue. Reportedly threeadults and an infant were rescued overnight via houseboat.
Entergy and Cleco power companies estimate that more than half amillion—approximately 522,000—customers are currently without powerin Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as a result. Companyrepresentatives cautioned that attempts to restore power will notbe initiated until Isaac's winds fall below 30 miles per hour.
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