American Scene: Isaac damaged 59,000 dwellings, higher than first estimated




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Summary: BATON ROUGE , Hurricane Isaac damaged nearly 59,000 dwellings across southeast Louisiana. The figure is much more than officials estimated a week after the storm made landfall on Aug. 28. The governor's office of homeland security and emergency preparedness said the most severe damage was done to houses and rental units in St.