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New Orleans Residents Clean Up After Hurricane Isaac
Saturday, September 1, 2012 8:40
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Hundreds of thousands of people without power struggle with high temperatures as the sun breaks through the clouds and finally shines down on New Orleans after three days of Hurricane Isaac. Full Story: More than half a million people in Louisiana were without power on Friday in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. Entergy Corp, the New Orleans utility giant, deployed thousands of crews to repair powerlines littering the city streets. Todd Phillips left his home for the first time in three days, to remove plywood from the windows of Rebecca's Consignment Store in Uptown New Orleans. He said the shop will most likely not open its doors for another week—which is when he was told to expect electricity again. [Todd Phillips, Consignment Store Employee]: “Most of the city is out (of power) which is crazy. I can't imagine not having a hot shower.” Three quarters of the city's residents have been in the dark since Isaac made its way through Louisiana at a snail's pace. High temperatures have many New Orleans residents leaving their dark homes for the dark bars that are running power off generators. [Emma Bisnett, Bartender at Igor's]: “People need a place to go and people do not stop drinking. Bars are recession proof, they are hurricane proof and there will always be people wanting to come out to the bars.” Those not drinking their worries away were tending to their homes and removing debris from their property. In New Orleans' Garden District, the giant oak trees lining its famous …
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