Police with Tulane University Hospital hang a large flag to honor the re-opening of the hospital in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. The flag was removed the week after Hurricane Katrina struck when all the patients had been evacuated from the hospital. The hospital, which sustained more than $90 million in damage reopened at an exuberant, pep rally-style ceremony.
Laborers work on a Hurricane Katrina memorial on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, in Biloxi, Miss. The memorial to the storm's victims is being built under the direction of the ABC reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
Aaron Kramer from Santa Monica, Calif., puts the final touches on a sculpture made from donated, salvaged materials from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Miss., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. Kramer's collage will adorn a memorial to the storm's victims being built under the direction of the ABC reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
A model designed by Dutch firm MVRDV shows a school in a hill, at the exhibition 'Newer Orleans - A Shared Space' at the Netherlands' Architectural Institute in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Thursday Feb. 16, 2006. Dozens of architects, urban planners and scholars have sketched out their post-hurricane recovery ideas. The ideas will eventually be on display in the U.S., including New Orleans.
New Orleans police officer C.C. Jacobs, left, is served a Cajun breakfast by Chef Paul Prudhomme in New Orleans Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006. Harrah's New Orleans Casino treated members of the Coast Guard and New Orleans police, fire and EMS departments to breakfast in appreciation for their efforts during Hurricane Katrina. The casino was a major base of operations for first responders before and after the storm.
Coast Guard Lt. Samuel Johnson, of Piscataway, N.J., dances with Harrah's New Orleans Casino employees at a first responders thank you breakfast served by Chef Paul Prudhomme and hosted at Harrah's New Orleans Casino, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006. Harrah's, closed since the day before Katrina hit, re-opened Friday, Feb. 17, 2006. The casino was a major base of operations for first responders before and after the storm.
Stilt-walker Lorraine Monseu performs as Harrah's Casino reopens in New Orleans Friday, Feb. 17, 2006.
A house that lost a wall to Hurricane Katrina remains open in New Orleans on Thursday Feb. 16, 2006. The owner has been adding decorations inside it for Christmas and Mardi Gras.
Sheila Bachemin from Metairie, La., left, works to prepare the Gretchen Collection booth for the opening of the New Orleans Gift and Jewelry Show at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006. The four-day show will be the first event in the convention center since Hurricane Katrina struck last year.
Chava Wax, left, and Yigal Wax of OUD, Inc., from Los Angeles, work to prepare for the opening of the New Orleans Gift and Jewelry Show at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006. The four-day show will be the first event in the convention center since Hurricane Katrina struck last year.
Andre Powell from upstate New York pauses while working with a crew to demolish the Handy Discount sandwich store across form the St. Bernard Development in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb 16, 2006.
The words, "It is a noble sound...," are spray painted on the wall next to an image of a saxophone player on a crumbling building in downtown New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 17, 2006.