diff --git a/python/nx-cugraph/_nx_cugraph/__init__.py b/python/nx-cugraph/_nx_cugraph/__init__.py
index 9b3332106ec..224bc1d9060 100644
--- a/python/nx-cugraph/_nx_cugraph/__init__.py
+++ b/python/nx-cugraph/_nx_cugraph/__init__.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         # BEGIN: functions
         "betweenness_centrality",
         "edge_betweenness_centrality",
+        "isolates",
         "louvain_communities",
         # END: functions
     },
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
         # BEGIN: extra_docstrings
         "betweenness_centrality": "`weight` parameter is not yet supported.",
         "edge_betweenness_centrality": "`weight` parameter is not yet supported.",
-        "louvain_communities": "`threshold` and `seed` parameters are currently ignored.",
+        "louvain_communities": "`seed` parameter is currently ignored.",
         # END: extra_docstrings
     },
     "extra_parameters": {
diff --git a/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/algorithms/__init__.py b/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/algorithms/__init__.py
index 3a585452d6d..dfd9adfc61a 100644
--- a/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/algorithms/__init__.py
+++ b/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/algorithms/__init__.py
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 from . import centrality, community
 from .centrality import *
+from .isolate import *
diff --git a/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/algorithms/community/louvain.py b/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/algorithms/community/louvain.py
index a183b59fe1d..4e331002caa 100644
--- a/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/algorithms/community/louvain.py
+++ b/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/algorithms/community/louvain.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-import sys
+import warnings
 
 import pylibcugraph as plc
 
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
     not_implemented_for,
 )
 
+from ..isolate import _isolates
+
 __all__ = ["louvain_communities"]
 
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@
 def louvain_communities(
     G, weight="weight", resolution=1, threshold=0.0000001, seed=None, *, max_level=None
 ):
-    """`threshold` and `seed` parameters are currently ignored."""
+    """`seed` parameter is currently ignored."""
     # NetworkX allows both directed and undirected, but cugraph only allows undirected.
     seed = _seed_to_int(seed)  # Unused, but ensure it's valid for future compatibility
     G = _to_undirected_graph(G, weight)
@@ -42,7 +44,14 @@ def louvain_communities(
         # TODO: PLC doesn't handle empty graphs gracefully!
         return [{key} for key in G._nodeiter_to_iter(range(len(G)))]
     if max_level is None:
-        max_level = sys.maxsize
+        max_level = 500
+    elif max_level > 500:
+        warnings.warn(
+            f"max_level is set too high (={max_level}), setting it to 500.",
+            UserWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        max_level = 500
     vertices, clusters, modularity = plc.louvain(
         resource_handle=plc.ResourceHandle(),
         graph=G._get_plc_graph(),
@@ -52,7 +61,14 @@ def louvain_communities(
         do_expensive_check=False,
     )
     groups = _groupby(clusters, vertices)
-    return [set(G._nodearray_to_list(node_ids)) for node_ids in groups.values()]
+    rv = [set(G._nodearray_to_list(node_ids)) for node_ids in groups.values()]
+    # TODO: PLC doesn't handle isolated vertices yet, so this is a temporary fix
+    isolates = _isolates(G)
+    if isolates.size > 0:
+        isolates = isolates[isolates > vertices.max()]
+        if isolates.size > 0:
+            rv.extend({node} for node in G._nodearray_to_list(isolates))
+    return rv
 
 
 @louvain_communities._can_run
diff --git a/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/algorithms/isolate.py b/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/algorithms/isolate.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5cf0ca0fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/algorithms/isolate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import cupy as cp
+
+from nx_cugraph.convert import _to_graph
+from nx_cugraph.utils import networkx_algorithm
+
+__all__ = ["isolates"]
+
+
+def _isolates(G) -> cp.ndarray:
+    G = _to_graph(G)
+    mark_isolates = cp.ones(len(G), bool)
+    mark_isolates[G.row_indices] = False
+    if G.is_directed():
+        mark_isolates[G.col_indices] = False
+    return cp.nonzero(mark_isolates)[0]
+
+
+@networkx_algorithm
+def isolates(G):
+    G = _to_graph(G)
+    return G._nodeiter_to_iter(iter(_isolates(G).tolist()))
diff --git a/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/classes/graph.py b/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/classes/graph.py
index 1432f68c752..cd51a02dae8 100644
--- a/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/classes/graph.py
+++ b/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/classes/graph.py
@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@ def from_dcsc(
     def __new__(cls, incoming_graph_data=None, **attr) -> Graph:
         if incoming_graph_data is None:
             new_graph = cls.from_coo(0, cp.empty(0, np.int32), cp.empty(0, np.int32))
-        elif incoming_graph_data.__class__ is new_graph.__class__:
+        elif incoming_graph_data.__class__ is cls:
             new_graph = incoming_graph_data.copy()
-        elif incoming_graph_data.__class__ is new_graph.to_networkx_class():
+        elif incoming_graph_data.__class__ is cls.to_networkx_class():
             new_graph = nxcg.from_networkx(incoming_graph_data, preserve_all_attrs=True)
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/tests/test_community.py b/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/tests/test_community.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7dc450eed3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/tests/test_community.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import networkx as nx
+
+import nx_cugraph as nxcg
+
+
+def test_louvain_isolated_nodes():
+    def check(left, right):
+        assert len(left) == len(right)
+        assert set(map(frozenset, left)) == set(map(frozenset, right))
+
+    # Empty graph (no nodes)
+    G = nx.Graph()
+    nx_result = nx.community.louvain_communities(G)
+    cg_result = nxcg.community.louvain_communities(G)
+    check(nx_result, cg_result)
+    # Graph with no edges
+    G.add_nodes_from(range(5))
+    nx_result = nx.community.louvain_communities(G)
+    cg_result = nxcg.community.louvain_communities(G)
+    check(nx_result, cg_result)
+    # Graph with isolated nodes
+    G.add_edge(1, 2)
+    nx_result = nx.community.louvain_communities(G)
+    cg_result = nxcg.community.louvain_communities(G)
+    check(nx_result, cg_result)
+    # Another one
+    G.add_edge(4, 4)
+    nx_result = nx.community.louvain_communities(G)
+    cg_result = nxcg.community.louvain_communities(G)
+    check(nx_result, cg_result)