As Hurricane Isaac crashed on to land, some Louisiana residents ignored warnings of potentially life-threatening storm surges and 100mph gusts and simply baited the freak weather.
Groups of people were captured on camera tested their courage against wind, rain and waves.
Some strolled along shorelines, while others sat on benches, laughing in the face of Isaac’s temper.
They must be barking...
One lad even played with his dog in the flood waters.
Resident Mary Shelton had told the BBC’s Today programme that “there are people who rode out Katrina and think that this is nothing”.
Perhaps it’s these hardy residents that the photographers have been snapping.
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While not as powerful as Katrina, which hit New Orleans in 2005, killing 1,800 people, Hurricane Isaac still has the power to cause considerable disruption.
Isaac's gusts have reached 100mph, as this group have probably discovered
Around 400,000 are without power and one flood levee has already been breached.
Ms Shelton added that the wind “sounds like a train” and that the rain is “non-stop”.
See the slideshow below for more Isaac-baiting.
