I don't know a single person around here who's had power in 2-3 days, but most of us still have our cars and the cellular networks are still running, which is great. For the majority of us, this is just camping.
The levees in NOLA held, but a little later along the Mississippi, some burst in Plaquemines parish. The flooding there is horrible. They're outside the new protection system, but few suspected a Cat 1 could do this. Of course, Isaac just stalled and nobody expected that, especially with the Miss so low. Gusts only stopped at our house this morning.
Nothing like Katrina overall, but worse for some folks.