In Gustav's Wake

Victor Dauphiney, 12, of New Iberia, La., grabs an inflatable raft in a flooded neighborhood in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, in Alexandria, La. Dauphiney evacuated New Iberia, La., to ride out Hurricane Gustav with family in Alexandria, La.

Mario Lotts, 9, waves from the porch of his home in a flooded neighborhood after Hurricane Gustav, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, in Alexandria, La.

A Hurricane Gustav evacuee in a vehicle is met by a New Orleans police officer as he tries to reenter the city, in New Orleans Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.

The Bayou La France area of coastal Mississippi, near the town of Pearlington, saw wind speeds of 70 mph when Gustav blew through Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, not quite hurricane level, and thankfully for the people of the area damage was limited. The FEMA temporary housing units still in the area from Hurricane Katrina did not fare as well. The photos were taken on early Tuesday, Sept. 2 after the storm. No one was injured.

A FEMA temporary housing unit still in the area from Hurricane Katrina lies damaged in the Bayou La France area of coastal Mississippi, near the town of Pearlington, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, after Gustav blew through on Monday.

The interior of a destroyed home is exposed in Cocodrie, La., on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008 after Hurricane Gustav came storming through the region on Monday, making landfall at Cocodrie.

A boarded up shop on Canal Street in New Orleans bears a thank you sign for National Guard troops and the New Orleans Police Department in the central business district for their work during Hurricane Gustav, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008.

Debra Peterson comforts her granddaughters as they wait in their car to return to New Orleans in Slidell, La., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Peterson and her grandchildren evacuated New Orleans to escape Hurricane Gustav.

Paramedics transport New Orleans evacuee Debra Peterson to North Shore Hospital in Slidell, La., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, after fellow evacuees notified the police that Peterson was having a health crisis.

Darrell Domangue cleans debris up in the waters surrounding his home after Hurricane Gustav stormed through Chauvin, La., on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. The house was over 100 years old, and built by the Domangue's great grandfather.

An emergency vehicle drives into New Orleans a day after Hurricane Gustav hit Louisiana, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in New Orleans.

Mississippi Department of Transportation workers clear sand from U.S. Highway 90 in Biloxi, Miss., Tuesday Sept. 2, 2008, after the storm surge from Hurricane Gustav blocked the stretch of road between Gulfport and Biloxi on Monday.

Staff Sgt. Bryce Williams with the Louisiana National Guard distributes food rations from FEMA after Hurricane Gustav, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Morgan City, La.

Sugarcane fields show damage from Hurricane Gustav in this aerial view Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Lafayette, La.

Power lines are knocked down after Hurricane Gustav, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Franklin, La.

Morgan City firefighters clear debris from a street after Hurricane Gustav swept through the area, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Morgan City, La.

Bud Rosenberry rides his bike past debris left by Hurricane Gustav, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in New Orleans.

Hurricane Gustav evacuees Fabiola Ribeiro, left, and her mother, Cassia Ribeiro, with their dog Nina, wait for gas and the opportunity to return home at a gas station in Slidell, La., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008.

An unidentified railroad worker inspects a section of railroad and roadway that washed away near a ship that broke moorings and ran aground as a result of Hurricane Gustav at the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. The city's sewer system was damaged, and hospitals were working with skeleton crews on backup power.

Ships and barges that broke moorings and ran aground as a result of Hurricane Gustav clutter the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008.