PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
Mississippi feels the force of Isaac.
Even though it was downgraded to a tropical storm, 12-foot surges and sustained winds of up to 70 miles, or over 100 kilometers per hour, continue to pound the Gulf coast.
New Orleans was under a curfew Wednesday night with security forces patrolling the streets.
The Louisiana National Guard is not only concerned about safety, but also about looting.
But they're confident they'll be able to prevent the disorder that followed Hurricane Katrina.
SOUNDBITE: Sergeant Joseph Jennings, Louisiana National Army Guard, saying (English):
"All of the enforcement that local and federal authorities have done really put faith into the people that it is not going to happen again."
South of central New Orleans a Braithwaite Levee is leaking following the heavy rains.
And authorities have warned against complacency now that Isaac has weakened.
The National Hurricane Center says the slow-moving system could dump rainfall up to 25 inches or 64 cm over much of Louisiana and parts of Mississippi and Alabama through Friday.
