PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />Mississippi feels the force of Isaac.<br/> <br />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.<br/> <br />New Orleans was under a curfew Wednesday night with security forces patrolling the streets.<br/> <br />The Louisiana National Guard is not only concerned about safety, but also about looting.<br/> <br />But they're confident they'll be able to prevent the disorder that followed Hurricane Katrina.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Sergeant Joseph Jennings, Louisiana National Army Guard, saying (English):<br/> <br />"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."<br/> <br />South of central New Orleans a Braithwaite Levee is leaking following the heavy rains.<br/> <br />And authorities have warned against complacency now that Isaac has weakened.<br/> <br />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.
