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Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in Louisiana

Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in Louisiana. The eye of the 200-mile wide storm hit land at Plaquemines Parish about 75 miles from New Orleans. Entergy reported 250,000 customers without power in and around the New Orleans area as of early Wednesday. But the big concern is flooding. The slow moving storm is expected to dump double digit amounts of rain on the region. Some time early this morning, the Army Corps of Engineers will be closing floodgates in Louisiana parishes as Hurricane Isaac creeps closer to the Gulf Coast. New Orleans is closing floodgates for the first time since they were built after Hurricane Katrina. The floodgates are almost a 2 mile barrier to protect New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish. President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration yesterday morning for the state of Mississippi hours after his approval of a disaster declaration for Louisiana. Isaac appears to be following a path similar to Hurricane Katrina. It is expected to make landfall near New Orleans as a category 1 storm Wednesday - the seven-year anniversary of when Katrina tore through the city. Although only predicted to make landfall as a category 1 hurricane, federal officials are warning residents for a sizable storm. No mandatory evacuations have been ordered for New Orleans, although residents of 20 Louisiana parishes have been advised to leave voluntarily.

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