Isaac crossing Gulf with N.O. in crosshairs

Tropical Storm Isaac targeted a broad swath of the Gulf Coast today and now has south Louisiana and New Orleans in its crosshairs, bearing down just ahead of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The potential for a landfall as a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Tuesday is prompting evacuations along a wide area of the Gulf Coast south of New Orleans, and is sending people out to stock up on staples across a much larger area. In Baton Rouge, local hotels are filling and lines at gas stations are commonplace this afternoon. The National Hurricane Center predicts Isaac will grow to a hurricane with winds of between 74 and 95 mph over the warm water. It could hit sometime Tuesday somewhere along a roughly 300-mile stretch from the bayous southwest of New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle. As of this afternoon, Isaac remained a tropical storm with top sustained winds of 65 mph. Get the full story here. Daily Report, meanwhile, is continually updating Tropical Storm Isaac-related cancelations and closures, as well as providing emergency information. Click here for the complete rundown.