Katrina: Louisiana

Floodwaters cover most of Airline Drive in Metarie, La., Sept. 5, 2005. Thousands of residents of Jefferson Parish returned for the first time to inspect their homes and start repairs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Monica Skiles places water-damaged possessions near the curb in front of her parents' Jefferson Parish home, Sept. 5, 2005, in Metairie, La.

Reeshemah Powell looks for clothes for her family in a donation pile in Slidell, La., on Sept. 5, 2005. The area was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, leaving thousands of families homeless.

Residents attempt to gain entry into their totally destroyed home on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain in Slidell, La., Sept. 1, 2005. The monumental task of rebuilding awaits those returning to homes shattered or heavily damaged due to Hurricane Katrina.

People come out of their homes to a flooded street after Hurricane Katrina hit the area with heavy wind and rain August 29, 2005, in New Orleans, La.

In this satellite image from NOAA, Hurricane Katrina is seen at 4:15 p.m. EST on August 29, 2005 over parts of Louisiana. Katrina made landfall Monday morning as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds in excess of 135 mph near Empire, La.

Debris lies on Canal Street in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina made landfall just east of the city Monday morning with winds of over 140 mph.

Cars sit idle on flooded streets in downtown New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina came ashore on Aug. 29, 2005.

Debris from a fallen building buries vehicles in downtown New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005.

Awnings and water clutter Canal Street in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2005.

Floodwaters surround a car in downtown New Orleans early Monday as high winds and rain batter the Louisiana coast as Hurricane Katrina makes landfall, Aug. 29, 2005.

The Mound Underpass on Interstate 10 is flooded near downtown New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005.

An Interstate 10 sign is nearly underwater near downtown New Orleans on the morning of Aug. 29. Hurricane Katrina battered the coast with strong winds and heavy rains when it came ashore near Grand Isle that day.

Katrina's winds are no match for an American flag in downtown New Orleans Aug. 29, 2005.

Extreme winds from Hurricane Katrina peeled away part of the Superdome, where thousands of people are seeking shelter.

Arnold James tries to keep his footing as a strong gust nearly blows him over as he tries to make his way to the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005. The roof on James's home blew off, forcing him to seek shelter at the Superdome.

A downtown New Orleans bus stop is flooded as rain and strong winds from Hurricane Katrina batters the Crescent City Aug. 29, 2005.

Windows are blown out on a building in downtown New Orleans after a battering from Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2005.

Heavy floodwaters block many of the roadways in and around New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina pounds the area.

In this satellite image from NOAA, a close-up of the center of Hurricane Katrina's rotation is seen at 9:45 a.m. EDT on Aug. 29, 2005, over southeastern Louisiana.