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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is delivering a statement on Hurricane Isaac.

He says the storm is slow-moving – an hour ago it was moving at 10mph – and that some locations could see effects of the storm for up to 36 hours.

Jindal said it was possible that areas of New Orleans would experience 6-10 hours of hurricane force winds.

The storm's slow movement means more rain, 10-16 inches, Jindal says. Storm surges could top 10 feet, and the surges could come after the storm has passed.

"This is a slow-moving storm, so there are going to be many communities that face many hours of heightened wind strength" and rainfall, the governor says.

Localized flooding is expected.

Jindal says 41 parishes have declared emergencies. Seven parishes are at least partially evacuated.

This detail is in sharp contrast to Katrina: pods containing food and water to be used in an emergency already are being distributed around the city and state. Each pod can feed 5,000 people.

"Our plans are to have 40 pods available for southeast Louisiana," Jindal says.

The Dept. of Corrections has moved more than 2,000 inmates out of prisons and jails in vulnerable areas, Jindal says.

In addition, Inmate crews have assembled 98 kennels on five different trucks to help with pet evacuations.

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