all of this exactly seven years after hurricane katrina devastated the region. we have live coverage from across the gulf coast. kasey is in new orleans and anna is in baton rouge, louisiana. we begin with casey. actually we will have to go back to casey. can you tell me about the conditions some. >> absolutely. tropical storm isaac, it has been down graded from a hurricane, and it is indeed a slow moving soaker. it has been wreaking havac all over the region, but it is waiting to move northwest and hit us in the mat ton rouge area. we are under a curfew that began at 6:00 p.m. and end at 6:00 a.m. it does seem like people are heeding the warning. we are seeing flash flooding in and around the area. we have been getting rain all day which is saturating