 One fatality was reported during an oil rig evacuation in the Gulf of Mexico . Ten other people perished when a lifeboat capsized south of Morgan City , Louisiana . Four others on the boat were rescued by the United States Coast Guard . In Louisiana , high tides were only reported at one location , with seas reaching about 4 @.@ 2 feet ( 1 @.@ 3 m ) in Cameron . Winds in the state were also light , with the highest sustained wind speed being 29 mph ( 47 km / h ) along the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway , while the strongest gust was approximately 42 mph ( 68 km / h ) in New Orleans . Rainfall was mostly minimal throughout the state and mainly less than 3 inches ( 76 mm ) , while the highest total recorded as 3 @.@ 84 inches ( 98 mm ) in Amite City . A tornado touched down in Acadia Parish , where it downed trees and removed a mobile home from its foundation . The only known impact in Mississippi was tides of 2 @.@ 6 feet ( 0 @.@ 79 m ) above mean sea level . 
