Coffins float out of flooded graves
[Updated 6:01 p.m. ET] Floodwater has overtopped a third levee in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Parish President Billy Nungesser told CNN.news.blogs.cnn.com
In Plaquemines Parish, 'Never Seen Anything Like This, Not Even Katrina'
By Mike Esterl. In Plaquemines Parish, a rural area with about 25,000 residents south of New Orleans, officials ordered new evacuations as Isaac's slow movement and heavy rains put more neighborhoods at risk.blogs.wsj.com
HESCO and Plaquemines Parish prepare for Isaac
28, 2012 -- PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HESCO Bastion Environmental, Inc., the manufacturer of HESCO baskets used for flood control and environmental protection, said today that it was working closely with Federal, state, ...www.sacbee.com
Tropical Storm Isaac updates for Plaquemines Parish
"Plaquemines Parish officials are coordinating with officials from St. Bernard Parish, GOHSEP, the National Guard, Coast Guard, State Police, the US Army Corps of Engineers and other state agencies to rescue stranded residents on the east bank of ...www.wwl.com
Water levels in Plaquemines drop 7 feet with Caernarvon opening
State officials opened the Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion to drain the east bank of Plaquemines Parish this afternoon, and immediately drained seven feet of water into the Mississippi River.www.nola.com
Isaac brings extensive damage in Plaquemines Parish
(AP) -- Officials report extensive damage in Plaquemines Parish in southeast Louisiana, where Isaac made landfall with top winds of 80 mph.www.cbs12.com
Isaac hits BP oil-crippled parish land, to dump problem rains on sinkhole parish
The National Hurricane Center reported Tuesday evening that Hurricane Isaac made a landfall near Southwest Pass in Plaquemines Parish, is already causing storm surge problems in the parish already crippled from BP's 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil catastrophe ...www.examiner.com
25 still trapped in Plaquemines Parish by Hurricane Isaac storm surge
NEWORLEANS - Twenty-five people were still trapped in attics on the east bank of Plaquemines Parish after 12-to-14 feet of water flowed through a breach in a levee Wednesday morning as slow-moving Hurricane Isaac continued its assault on ...www.bayoubuzz.com
UPDATED: School closures
The eye of the 200-mile wide storm hit land at Plaquemines Parish about 75 miles from New Orleans.More >>. Moving at 8 mph with 80 mph winds, Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in Louisiana.www.ksla.com
Roofs blown off, gas pumps shredded in Plaquemines Parish
High winds have wrecked havoc on Plaquemines Parish, from blowing roofs off to tearing gas pumps apart. Copyright © 2012, Orlando Sentinel · Email · print.www.orlandosentinel.com
After braving Hurricane Isaac, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser ...
As Hurricane Isaac moves along Plaquemines Parish, President Billy Nungesser came back from his home near Pointe-a-la-Hache worse for wear, fearful about the water moving up the east bank levee and reports of breaches, debris and downed power ...www.nola.com
Hurricane Isaac plows through Plaquemines Parish as the tide rises
As Hurricane Isaac lands on the tip of Plaquemines Parish, a curfew is in affect and the eye is inching up the parish, there is 4.5 feet on the Tide Water Road in Venice and the storm surge on the east side of Pointe-a-la-Hache is measured at about 11 ...www.nola.com
Officials may breach levee as Isaac storms inland
In hard-hit Plaquemines Parish, officials rescued dozens of people by boat after they became stranded by floodwaters. Authorities feared more could need help after a night of slashing rain and fierce winds that knocked out power to more than 700,000 ...www.northwestohio.com
Officials may breach levee as Isaac storms inland
In hard-hit Plaquemines Parish, officials rescued dozens of people by boat after they became stranded by floodwaters. Authorities feared more could need help after a night of slashing rain and fierce winds that knocked out power to more than 700,000 ...www.abc2news.com
Hurricane Isaac pounds Louisiana on anniversary of Katrina
Sheriff's deputies from St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes were going house to house getting residents who'd remained after an earlier evacuation order to move to higher ground.www.foxnews.com
Isaac hits land in Plaquemines; New Orleans awaits lighter blow than feared
Isaac matured from tropical storm to hurricane strength off the mouth of the Mississippi River and made land fall in Plaquemines Parish early Tuesday evening as its bands began flinging rain and pumping winds over a bunkered and quiet metropolitan area.www.nola.com
Officials may breach levee as Isaac storms inland
Plaquemines Parish has also ordered a mandatory evacuation for the west bank of the Mississippi River below Belle Chasse, worried about a storm surge.www.google.com
Hurricane Isaac rips roof off Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser's ...
Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, scrambling to secure low-lying areas from Hurricane Isaac 's storm surge and spirit stranded residents to shelter, has found the storm striking back in his own backyard.www.nola.com
Hurricane Isaac's approach causes Plaquemine Parish power outages and curfew
As Plaquemines Parish braces for Hurricane Isaac's landfall, trees whirl from increasing winds, the sky is white and wet, Venice roads now have are washed out by more than 3 inches of water, and power is out for most of the southern end of the parish.www.nola.com
Congressman describes La. levee support
Congressman describes La. levee support. Rep. Jeff Landry, R-La., joins MSNBC to discuss the extreme weather conditions in Plaquemines Parish, La. Share This: facebook · twitter · googleplus. Related videos; Transcript of this video ...video.msnbc.msn.com
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