Plaquemines Parish residents grasp Isaac's devastation, face staggering ...
When Tiekka Matthews obeyed a mandatory evacuation order in Plaquemines Parish on Monday and left her trailer in Braithwaite for Tropical Storm Isaac, she thought the soon-to-be hurricane would not strengthen.www.nola.com
Plaquemines Parish Nursing Home Evacuation: Disasters Familiar To Hard-Hit ...
As water lapped over a levee, officials rushed to evacuate more than 100 nursing home residents from Plaquemines Parish, an area with a reputation for weathering storms and perhaps the hardest place hit by Isaac.www.huffingtonpost.com
Plaquemines Parish has long history with disasters
Plaquemines Parish has long history with disasters. CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved.www.seattlepi.com
Flooded homes reported in Livingston Parish
Authorities say a storm surge driven by Hurricane Isaac is overtopping a levee in a thinly populated part of mostly rural Plaquemines Parish, south of New Orleans. Parish spokesman Caitlin CampbellMore >>. Officials in Plaquemines Parish are ...www.wafb.com
Plaquemines sheriff swept away, saved in dramatic Hurricane Isaac rescue
"The rescuers need to be rescued," Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Capt. Keith Wattigney darkly joked against the backdrop of an angry Hurricane Isaac sky.www.nola.com
Plaquemines Parish gets worst of New Orleans weather from Isaac
August 30, 2012 (NEW ORLEANS) -- Isaac dropped unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans, and officials had to scramble to evacuate and rescue people as waters quickly rose.abclocal.go.com
Isaac causes overnight flooding on west bank of Plaquemines Parish, corps report
There was significant flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac overnight in protected areas of the west bank of Plaquemines Parish, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. The worst areas affected were from La Reussite, where it rose to 5 feet, to St. Jude ...www.nola.com
Plaquemines Parish has long history with disasters
But in Isaac, the residents of Plaquemines Parish are battling an adversary some fear they may have underestimated, even as it weakens to a tropical storm.www.google.com
Plaquemines Parish evacuees recovering from Isaac's flood waters
George, like thousands of others in the low-lying parish of Plaquemines, had ignored an evacuation order despite hammering rain and the fateful anniversary of hurricane Katrina.www.guardian.co.uk
Isaac floods Plaquemines Parish, an exposed piece of land with history of ...
And for almost as long, the oystermen, river pilots and others who call it home have refused to let go. But in Isaac, the residents of Plaquemines Parish are battling an adversary some fear they may have underestimated, even as it weakens to a tropical ...www.washingtonpost.com
Hurricane Isaac rescues in Plaquemines Parish so far thanks to Jesse Shaffer ...
Two of the men responsible for many of the Hurricane Isaac rescue efforts in Plaquemines Parish thus far are Jesse Shaffer, 25 of Braithwaite, his father, Jesse Schaffer Sr.www.nola.com
Dam, levee intentional breachings due to Isaac
With water still trapped between two floodwalls in Plaquemines Parish, a sparsely populated area south of New Orleans that is outside the federal levee system, officials began letting the standing water drain back into the Mississippi River and marshland.www.cbsnews.com
In Plaquemines Parish, Isaac 'terrifying'
The $14 billion spent improving Louisiana's levee system did not include the levees near Plaquemines Parish. Residents who decided to stay behind when Isaac hit the region had to be rescued from their flooded homes.video.msnbc.msn.com
Plaquemines Parish President: Damage Is Just As Bad As Katrina
The eye of Isaac made its first landfall at Plaquemines Parish, a stretch of thin land southeast of New Orleans that extends into the Gulf from Louisiana.www.npr.org
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Levee Will Be Breached Amid Flooding, State ...
A car sits submerged after Isaac passed through the region, in Plaquemines Parish, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana early Thursday, its weakening winds still potent enough to drive storm surge into portions of the ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Rescues in Plaquemines Parish
Rescues in Plaquemines Parish. The New Orleans levees are holding but water is coming over the rural levees in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Dozens of people are being rescued in Plaquemines Parish. NBC's Gabe Gutierriez reports. Share This: ...video.msnbc.msn.com
Water Tops Levee in Plaquemines Parish
By Mike Esterl and Timothy W. Martin. Officials in Plaquemines Parish, south of New Orleans, confirmed an area levee has been overflowing since early Wednesday, flooding a neighborhood with up to 12 feet of water.blogs.wsj.com
Disasters familiar to hard-hit Plaquemines Parish
As water lapped over a levee, officials rushed to evacuate more than 100 nursing home residents from Plaquemines Parish, an area with a reputation for weathering storms and perhaps the hardest place hit by Isaac.www.sacbee.com
Plaquemines Parish hit early Wednesday with water on east bank, then in ...
Isaac moved water this morning into eastern Plaquemines Parish, stranding residents and leading to massive rescue and flood control efforts throughout the day.www.nola.com
Teen Plaquemines Parish evacuee comforted by family in Houston
HOUSTON—A 15-year-old who left her mother and home behind in Plaquemines Parish isn't sure what will be there if and when she returns.www.khou.com
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