Isaac follows track of Katrina, evacuations ordered for coast

A downed utility pole bears witness to the passage of Isaac in Woodfordhill.

As the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall approaches, New Orleans — and much of the Gulf Coast — is preparing to put into practice the lessons learned from that defining storm.

Tropical Storm Isaac is following a path eerily similar to Katrina’s in 2005.

There are some obvious differences — Isaac is much weaker than Katrina — but the storm nonetheless will require Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi to execute emergency management plans that were partly shaped by Katrina.

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2 Comments

  1. Dominicanpearl2
    August 27, 2012

    Thank God again for spearing our lives in the Caribbean. I’m in the US and I’m OK too.

  2. August 27, 2012

    and then??????????

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