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Flood waters, power outages plague Louisiana after Isaac

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    Jonathan Serrie reports from New Orleans

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Turning out thank -- he has left behind in Louisiana by what is now tropical depression Isaak roughly half the state.

Without power this morning and rising floodwaters forcing entire neighborhoods.

To run to higher ground.

A good idea you.

I don't know what.

I laughed as they keep it's a puzzle word.

And then -- again this morning and it would.

I haven't minute minute minute that goes domino grandma my blood got about another big -- guard dominated in -- -- go.

But take a look at this map that shows exactly where the flood risk are spanning from northern Arkansas.

All the way to the Mississippi and Louisiana coast -- Why would he want minds can Jonathan say how of the levees holding up lots of folks -- -- that.

-- a very well here in New Orleans -- because in New Orleans the Army Corps of Engineers invested nearly fifteen billion dollars improving the Levy system but it's a different story outside the federally.

Protected area of some of the low lying communities have been having some problems just across the state line in Mississippi after -- are under way for a controlled release of water.

From a damaged dam at the edge of a lake that's been swollen by.

Hurricane -- -- heavy rains.

Officials are optimistic they can do this without flooding communities downstream in Louisiana but out of an abundance of caution.

State officials have ordered the mandatory evacuation of residents along the tens -- -- river.

Justice so that no one gets hurt in case things go.

Terribly wrong but again Mississippi and Louisiana authorities are optimistic that they they can perform this operation.

With out placing any homes or lives in jeopardy -- Jonathan at what about fatalities what -- tell us about that.

Yeah unfortunately the death told has just been raised to four.

There was an elderly couple discovered.

In a flooded home in plaque commenced perish.

This -- the scene of a -- not one of the Army Corps of Engineers levees but a local Levy.

In the small Brathwaite.

Community there have been a mandatory evacuation for that area but many many residents decide to stay behind in the elderly couple.

Among them.

The other two fatalities.

Involved with the storm were a truck driver who is a tow truck driver who was hit by a falling tree.

And also a man who fell from a tree while trying to help friends prepare for the storm so right now the official death told at four Heather.

-- -- -- have -- doesn't rising -- I know without water went and over top the -- entitlements paerson did so very very quickly.

Thank you Jonathan.

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