Avenue Pub bartender Gabe Hechler shows the shotgun that he walks to work with since Hurricane Katrina hit, Wednesday morning, Aug. 31, 2005, in New Orleans.
George Lawrence and Valarie Fobbs, who were rescued from the attic near their home near Lake Ponchartrain, walk to the New Orleans Convention Center, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, while looking for shelter.


New Orleans Police Department's Melvin Williams, left, instructs people to head to the New Orleans Convention Center, Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 31, 2005, on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans early Monday morning.

A man paddles through floodwaters towards the Lousiana Superdome in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005.