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A woman looks out at the sea as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches Barahona, Dominican Republic August 24, 2012. The storm's failure to gain the kind of strength in the Caribbean that forecasters initially projected made it more likely that Isaac won't become a hurricane until it enters the Gulf of Mexico, said Eric Blake, a forecaster with U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. (Photo by Ricardo Arduengo/Associated Press)

A woman looks out at the sea as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches Barahona, Dominican Republic August 24, 2012. The storm's failure to gain the kind of strength in the Caribbean that forecasters initially projected made it more likely that Isaac won't become a hurricane until it enters the Gulf of Mexico, said Eric Blake, a forecaster with U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. (Photo by Ricardo Arduengo/Associated Press)




Record water levels are reported in La Place, Louisiana, on Thursday, amid flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac. (Photo by Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Record water levels are reported in La Place, Louisiana, on Thursday, amid flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac. (Photo by Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)




A house at the corner of N. Miro and Columbus Streets in New Orleans collapsed during the height of Hurricane Isaac, destroying three vehicles that where parked alongside it. (Photo by David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune)

A house at the corner of N. Miro and Columbus Streets in New Orleans collapsed during the height of Hurricane Isaac, destroying three vehicles that where parked alongside it. (Photo by David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune)




Floodwaters reach the roofs of homes in Braithwaite, Louisiana on Friday. (Photo by David J. Phillip/Associated Press)

Floodwaters reach the roofs of homes in Braithwaite, Louisiana on Friday. (Photo by David J. Phillip/Associated Press)




Kyle Taylor and his father Robert Taylor, right, seek shelter behind a bench along Beach Blvd. in Gulfport, Miss., on Aug. 29 as Hurricane Isaac passes through. (Photo by Michael Spooneybarger/Reuters)

Kyle Taylor and his father Robert Taylor, right, seek shelter behind a bench along Beach Blvd. in Gulfport, Miss., on Aug. 29 as Hurricane Isaac passes through. (Photo by Michael Spooneybarger/Reuters)




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 Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

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 Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




A family in Pearlington, Miss., is helped to dry land on Aug. 29. (Photo by Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

A family in Pearlington, Miss., is helped to dry land on Aug. 29. (Photo by Rogelio V. Solis/AP)




People play in the storm surge from Hurricane Isaac, on Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, as the storm neared land, August 28, 2012. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/Associated Press)

People play in the storm surge from Hurricane Isaac, on Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, as the storm neared land, August 28, 2012. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/Associated Press)




A woman wades through what were dirt roads, now covered by flood waters, in a low lying area affected by Tropical Storm Isaac in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on August 25, 2012. (Photo by Logan Abassi/MINUSTAH)

A woman wades through what were dirt roads, now covered by flood waters, in a low lying area affected by Tropical Storm Isaac in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on August 25, 2012. (Photo by Logan Abassi/MINUSTAH)




A man crosses Canal Street in the wind and rain from Hurricane Isaac August 29, 2012. (Photo by David J. Phillip/Associated Press)

A man crosses Canal Street in the wind and rain from Hurricane Isaac August 29, 2012. (Photo by David J. Phillip/Associated Press)




An injured horse tries to free itself from mud in the aftermath of Isaac  in Ironton, Louisiana on Friday. (Photo by John Bazemore/Associated Press)

An injured horse tries to free itself from mud in the aftermath of Isaac in Ironton, Louisiana on Friday. (Photo by John Bazemore/Associated Press)




A car is inundated by floodwaters in the aftermath of Isaac in Verret, Louisiana. (Photo by David J. Phillip/Associated Press)

A car is inundated by floodwaters in the aftermath of Isaac in Verret, Louisiana. (Photo by David J. Phillip/Associated Press)




Joseph Egana carries his fiancee Felicia Brewer as they wade, along with Derreck Eugene, through flooded Pine Street in LaPlace, La., on Aug. 30. (Photo by Peter Forest/Reuters)

Joseph Egana carries his fiancee Felicia Brewer as they wade, along with Derreck Eugene, through flooded Pine Street in LaPlace, La., on Aug. 30. (Photo by Peter Forest/Reuters)




A street sign is turned upside down likely resulting from bricks falling overnight from a building along the deserted streets of New Orleans on Aug. 29, as Hurricane Isaac battered the city and surrounding region. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP)

A street sign is turned upside down likely resulting from bricks falling overnight from a building along the deserted streets of New Orleans on Aug. 29, as Hurricane Isaac battered the city and surrounding region. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP)




A home sits destroyed by Isaac in Yscloskey, Louisiana on Friday. (Photo by David J. Phillip/Associated Press)

A home sits destroyed by Isaac in Yscloskey, Louisiana on Friday. (Photo by David J. Phillip/Associated Press)




Buster stands behind sandbags as around his home in LaPlace, La., on Aug. 30. (Photo by Eric Gay/AP)

Buster stands behind sandbags as around his home in LaPlace, La., on Aug. 30. (Photo by Eric Gay/AP)




Brittany Trumbaturi departs her flooded home in Slidell, La., with Joshua Barbot, who came to rescue family members in a boat on Aug. 30. (Photo by Mario Tama)

Brittany Trumbaturi departs her flooded home in Slidell, La., with Joshua Barbot, who came to rescue family members in a boat on Aug. 30. (Photo by Mario Tama)




The aid center was one of three in New Orleans operated by the Louisiana National Guard, which on Aug. 31 handed out bags of ice, boxes of food and tarps to residents, many of whom still had no electricity due to the storm. (Photo by John Moore)

The aid center was one of three in New Orleans operated by the Louisiana National Guard, which on Aug. 31 handed out bags of ice, boxes of food and tarps to residents, many of whom still had no electricity due to the storm. (Photo by John Moore)




The Nguyen family is evacuated from their home in La Place, Louisiana, on Thursday. (Photo by Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

The Nguyen family is evacuated from their home in La Place, Louisiana, on Thursday. (Photo by Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)




A Bay St. Louis, Mississippi resident rides through sea debris deposited by Hurricane Isaac along the walking path on the beach. The destruction has drawn a constant crowd of sightseers to the beach. (Photo by Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press)

A Bay St. Louis, Mississippi resident rides through sea debris deposited by Hurricane Isaac along the walking path on the beach. The destruction has drawn a constant crowd of sightseers to the beach. (Photo by Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press)




Cows are stranded in floodwater in Plaquemines Parish on Thursday. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/Associated Press)

Cows are stranded in floodwater in Plaquemines Parish on Thursday. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/Associated Press)




Water washes over a pier in Gulfport, Mississippi on Wednesday. Hurricane Isaac hovered over the Gulf Coast during the morning, punishing southeast Louisiana with 80 mph wind gusts, horizontal rain and the threat of calamitous flooding. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times)

Water washes over a pier in Gulfport, Mississippi on Wednesday. Hurricane Isaac hovered over the Gulf Coast during the morning, punishing southeast Louisiana with 80 mph wind gusts, horizontal rain and the threat of calamitous flooding. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times)




Residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood in LaPlace, Louisiana on Thursday.  Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana, its weakening winds still potent enough to drive storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. (Photo by Eric Gay/Associated Press)

Residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood in LaPlace, Louisiana on Thursday. Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana, its weakening winds still potent enough to drive storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. (Photo by Eric Gay/Associated Press)




Flooding in Lafitte, Louisiana causes residents to travel by boat on Thursday. (Photo by Erik Schelzig/Associated Press)

Flooding in Lafitte, Louisiana causes residents to travel by boat on Thursday. (Photo by Erik Schelzig/Associated Press)




Homes are flooded as Hurricane Isaac hits Braithwaite, Louisiana. Photo by David J. Phillip/Associated Press)

Homes are flooded as Hurricane Isaac hits Braithwaite, Louisiana. Photo by David J. Phillip/Associated Press)




Rescue personnel search for trapped people in Braithwaite, Louisiana. (Photo by Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Rescue personnel search for trapped people in Braithwaite, Louisiana. (Photo by Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)




Research students from the the University of Alabama measure wind speeds as Hurricane Isaac whips through New Orleans on Wednesday, Aug. 29 – seven years to the day that Katrina struck. (Photo by Eric Gay/AP)

Research students from the the University of Alabama measure wind speeds as Hurricane Isaac whips through New Orleans on Wednesday, Aug. 29 – seven years to the day that Katrina struck. (Photo by Eric Gay/AP)




A tree blown over from Hurricane Isaac lies atop a cemetery tomb on August 29, 2012 in Oakville, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The parish, south of New Orleans, was the most heavily damaged by the hurricane. The system, which was downgraded to a tropical storm by the National Weather Service, moved slowly across the state, dumping large amounts of rain and knocking out power to half a million Louisianans.  (Photo by John Moore)

A tree blown over from Hurricane Isaac lies atop a cemetery tomb on August 29, 2012 in Oakville, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The parish, south of New Orleans, was the most heavily damaged by the hurricane. The system, which was downgraded to a tropical storm by the National Weather Service, moved slowly across the state, dumping large amounts of rain and knocking out power to half a million Louisianans. (Photo by John Moore)




Errol Ragas walks past the flooded cemetery in Plaquemines Parish as he heads back to his home to recover dry blankets on Aug. 29. (Photo by John Moore)

Errol Ragas walks past the flooded cemetery in Plaquemines Parish as he heads back to his home to recover dry blankets on Aug. 29. (Photo by John Moore)




Residents carry pillows, blankets and fuel containers past a flood berm while evacuating an area of rising waters in Slidell, La., on Thursday, Aug. 30. (Photo by John Moore)

Residents carry pillows, blankets and fuel containers past a flood berm while evacuating an area of rising waters in Slidell, La., on Thursday, Aug. 30. (Photo by John Moore)




Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, accompanied by Sen. David Vitter, R-La., talks with local residents Aug. 31 during a tour of areas flooded by Hurricane Isaac in Jean Lafitte, La. (Photo by Evan Vucci/AP)

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, accompanied by Sen. David Vitter, R-La., talks with local residents Aug. 31 during a tour of areas flooded by Hurricane Isaac in Jean Lafitte, La. (Photo by Evan Vucci/AP)




Nutria rodents pile up along the shore after Hurricane Isaac went through Waveland, Miss., Aug. 31. (Photo by Michael Spooneybarger/Reuters)

Nutria rodents pile up along the shore after Hurricane Isaac went through Waveland, Miss., Aug. 31. (Photo by Michael Spooneybarger/Reuters)




Members of the Louisiana Air National Guard work to distribute water and prepackaged food to victims of Hurricane Isaac on Aug. 31 in Belle Chasse, La. Isaac sloshed north into the central U.S. after flooding stretches of Louisiana and Mississippi and knocking out power, leaving entire water-logged neighborhoods without lights, air conditioning or clean water. (Photo by John Bazemore/AP)

Members of the Louisiana Air National Guard work to distribute water and prepackaged food to victims of Hurricane Isaac on Aug. 31 in Belle Chasse, La. Isaac sloshed north into the central U.S. after flooding stretches of Louisiana and Mississippi and knocking out power, leaving entire water-logged neighborhoods without lights, air conditioning or clean water. (Photo by John Bazemore/AP)




A fawn was one of the many animals rescued, including a number of curious dogs, during operations in Plaquermines Parish, Louisiana, amid Hurricane Isaac on Wednesday. Photo by (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

A fawn was one of the many animals rescued, including a number of curious dogs, during operations in Plaquermines Parish, Louisiana, amid Hurricane Isaac on Wednesday. Photo by (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)




Louisiana National Guardsmen Capt. Jared Robinson and Sgt. 1st Class Steve Choat wait for more residents to make their way for rescue in the Cambridge Neighborhood in LaPlace, Louisiana on Thursday. (Photo by Arthur D. Lauck/The Advocate)

Louisiana National Guardsmen Capt. Jared Robinson and Sgt. 1st Class Steve Choat wait for more residents to make their way for rescue in the Cambridge Neighborhood in LaPlace, Louisiana on Thursday. (Photo by Arthur D. Lauck/The Advocate)




Lessie Lewis, Devin Lewis, Kodi Lewis and Cindy Lewis stand on the front porch as floodwaters surround their home on St. Roch Avenue in New Orleans, La., on Aug. 29. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Reuters)

Lessie Lewis, Devin Lewis, Kodi Lewis and Cindy Lewis stand on the front porch as floodwaters surround their home on St. Roch Avenue in New Orleans, La., on Aug. 29. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Reuters)




An uprooted tree lies across Poydras Street in downtown New Orleans on Aug. 29. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP)

An uprooted tree lies across Poydras Street in downtown New Orleans on Aug. 29. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP)




Chuck Cropp, his son Piers and wife Liz wade through floodwaters in New Orleans. La., on Aug. 29. (Photo by David J. Phillip/AP)

Chuck Cropp, his son Piers and wife Liz wade through floodwaters in New Orleans. La., on Aug. 29. (Photo by David J. Phillip/AP)




Residents of Mandeville, La., walk through a flooded street as Isaac passes through on Aug. 30. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Reuters)

Residents of Mandeville, La., walk through a flooded street as Isaac passes through on Aug. 30. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Reuters)




Isaac Fields and Victor Jones use street signs to paddle out of their flooded neighborhood on Aug. 30 in LaPlace, La. (Photo by Eric Gay/AP)

Isaac Fields and Victor Jones use street signs to paddle out of their flooded neighborhood on Aug. 30 in LaPlace, La. (Photo by Eric Gay/AP)




Members of the Louisiana National Guard clean up fallen branches along St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans on Aug. 30. (Photo by David J. Phillip/AP)

Members of the Louisiana National Guard clean up fallen branches along St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans on Aug. 30. (Photo by David J. Phillip/AP)




The Arosa Basel ship sits washed ashore on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, La., Aug. 31. (Photo by )Sean Gardner/Reuters

The Arosa Basel ship sits washed ashore on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, La., Aug. 31. (Photo by )Sean Gardner/Reuters




Sherry Henson and Charmin Cosse try to save a cow along Highway 23 in Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish on August 30. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Reuters)

Sherry Henson and Charmin Cosse try to save a cow along Highway 23 in Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish on August 30. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Reuters)




Residents of LaPlace, Louisiana evacuate their neighborhood on Wednesday. (Photo by Arthur D. Lauck/The Advocate)

Residents of LaPlace, Louisiana evacuate their neighborhood on Wednesday. (Photo by Arthur D. Lauck/The Advocate)




A cow is stuck in mud Aug. 31 as water pushes in from the Gulf of Mexico along highway Route 23 in Hurricane Isaac-hit Plaquemines Parish, La. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Reuters)

A cow is stuck in mud Aug. 31 as water pushes in from the Gulf of Mexico along highway Route 23 in Hurricane Isaac-hit Plaquemines Parish, La. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Reuters)
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