Issac has left a big soggy mess in Louisiana. Neighborhoods are underwater, and it will be a few days before the soupy brown water recedes and people who live in flooded neighborhoods can return home. New Orleans was spared any major damage, lifted its curfew and returned to its usual liveliness, although it was dampened by heavy humidity. Isaac dumped as much as 16 inches of rain in some areas, and about 500 people had to be rescued by boat or high-water vehicles. At least two deaths were reported. Isaac hit on the seventh anniversary of Katrina, a hurricane that devastated New Orleans. In Louisiana alone, the storm cut power to 901,000 homes and businesses, or about 47 percent of the state. That was down to 39 percent, or about 821,000, by Thursday evening. More than 15,000 utility workers began restoring power to customers in Louisiana and Mississippi, but officials said it would be at least two days before power was fully restored.