Original: Approximately 300,000 homes and businesses in southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast lost electrical power and a storm surge of 4 â "6 feet (1.2-1 .8 m) affected the same area, causing some beach erosion near Grand Isle, Louisiana.
Simplified: About 300,000 homes and businesses in southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi coastline lost electrical power while a storm surge of 4-6 feet (1.2-1 .8 meters) affected the same area, causing some beach erosion in southern Louisiana.