Loss Control

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Preparation is the word of the day for residents of the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle as Tropical Storm Isaac sets its sights on a New Orleans landfall.

Preparation is the word of the day for residents of the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle as Tropical Storm Isaac sets its sights on a New Orleans landfall.

Tropical Storm Isaac took aim at flood-prone Haiti on Friday but is not expected to become a hurricane until it churns into the Gulf of Mexico early next week, on a path that could see it make landfall anywhere from New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle.

Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rain off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday but it was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, U.S. forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rain off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday but it was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, U.S. forecasters said.