About a dozen credit unions in Mississippi reported damage by heavy rains and strong winds from Hurricane Isaac, but all of them reopened Friday, including a branch of the $165 million Singing River Federal Credit Union in Moss Point that was damaged by some 800 gallons of water.

"We've been through this drill before with Hurricane Katrina so we will survive," said Singing River FCU President/CEO Jimmy Smith, who was overseeing the clean up at the credit union. "We expect to reopen by noon today."

Smith said much of the water came through the eaves on the roof and did some damage to the walls and floors but it was relatively minor damage compared with Katrina in 2005. Clean-up crews were working at the credit union throughout the morning using water pumps, dehumidifiers and fans to dry up the building.

Meanwhile, a disaster recovery team from the Louisiana Credit Union League was out in full force to assess damages to credit unions caused by the hurricane that slowly churned its way through Louisiana and dumped more than a foot of rain, causing flooding in many areas.

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