Two area residents serving as American Red Cross volunteers were doing their part Wednesday helping Hurricane Isaac evacuees with shelter, food and other needs.Gail Buesnel of Dacula and Joe Figueredo of Dahlonega, representing the Red Cross’ Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Chapter, arrived Tuesday in Mississippi and were deployed to Jackson, where they worked as part of a team at the Mississippi Coliseum.About 80 storm victims, mostly from New Orleans, showed up for help, with dozens more expected as the weather was expected to intensify.“I’m a psychologist and I’ve always been involved in trauma relief,” Buesnel said. “My life is bringing trauma relief to those at the point of need, so I find it an honor to be able to do this.”Isaac, later downgraded to a tropical storm, made its second U.S. landfall on Tuesday.Driving rains and heavy winds pelted the Gulf Coast, including New Orleans, on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Isaac is the first hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast since Ike in 2008.The storm hasn’t packed the same winds as Katrina, but slow, drenching rain systems still have flooded homes and streets and shut down schools and other public buildings.Lt. Matt Cunningham of The Salvation Army said Wednesday he and his mobile kitchen were on standby to respond, if called.“Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi are able to respond within their divisions,” he said.Larry Tyson, emergency services program manager for the Red Cross’ Northeast Georgia Chapter, said Buesnel and Figueredo are helping out as part of a larger group from Atlanta.“It was a team of 14,” Figueredo said.