hurricane isaac

Down frontman and metal icon Philip Anselmo issued a video update while smack dab in the middle of Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana. Anselmo initially issued the clip a few days ago, but the audio quality was poor and indiscernible. It has since been republished with better audio quality. Of course, Anselmo’s description of the storm was peppered with eff bombs, but he provided a first-person perspec

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Looks like for the most part, we here in Acadiana were lucky enough to dodge a bullet with Hurricane Isaac yesterday. As we all watched the storm here on the ground like silly humans, satellites were in space snapping some fantastic pictures of Hurricane Isaac as it slowly came on land...

High winds have caused numerous power outages across the area.

Yesterday, Saints quarterback Drew Brees gave the citizens of New Orleans a message of hope before Hurricane Isaac made landfall. Today, he continues to give NOLA citizens words of encouragement.

Isaac is just beginning to make his presence felt here in Acadiana. Over to our east in NOLA though, the storm has been raging since last night. Check out the video the crew at nola.com put together of time lapse footage as Isaac moved into the Crescent City...

Despite recently weakening to a tropical storm, the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Isaac continue through Wednesday afternoon. The storm has dumped more than ten inches of rain across the area and left at least 725,000 homes without power ...

With tropical storm Isaac moving onshore, the waterways of Acadiana are going  through some very strange phenomena. The water in Lake Peigneur and the  Delcambre Canal has dropped to such a low level, you can see the bottom  of both waterways...

From Joey Durel: Just made the decision, along with all municipalities, to go to a 6:00pm to 6:00am curfew. This will help businesses make a decision and allow emergency personnel to keep a better eye on things. My big fear is having people driving around, with street lights potentially out, and having trees and powerlines down...

Schools in Acadiana are closed due to Hurricane Isaac. Updates regarding Thursday are being added as we get them so check back for more details.

Here's the latest look at Hurricane Isaac from our media partners at KATC

As Hurricane Isaac continues to sweep across the state of Louisiana government officials on all levels are reminding citizens to take this storm serious. We have already received reports of people stranded in Plaquemines Parish as water breached the levee system due to the storm surge...

As we all wait for Hurricane Isaac to "Get It On" here in Acadiana, it looks like Isaac will stay with us a little longer than we'd like. Isaac has taken a while to get here, and this video shows it's path through the Atlantic all the way up to the Louisiana coast...

From  KATC TV3: Expect a continuation of tropical storm conditions today through Friday morning with sustained winds for most areas remaining in the 35-45mph range with occasional gusts to 55-60mph in squalls. A tornado threat could increase and continue today...

In the hours before Hurricane Isaac hit land, Saints quarterback Drew Brees gave residents of Louisiana, especially New Orleans, a message of hope. He posted via his official Twitter account. Read what Brees has to say before the real 'breeze' comes through, after the jump.

City Parish President Joey Durel was recently on air providing an update on the state of the parish with the approach of Hurricane Isaac. From  KPEL 96.5, Durel addressed

South eastern Louisiana is beginning to see the effects of hurricane Isaac as the outer bands of the storm move ashore. The wind in New Orleans has been

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) — Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel has declared a state of emergency, and all non-essential government workers will be off Wednesday.

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From KATC : Reconnaissance Data indicates that Isaac is now a Hurricane. As of 11:20am winds are now 75mph. It is located at 28.1N and 88.6W or about 75 miles SSE of the mouth of the Mississippi River or about 160 miles SSE of New Orleans...