IMG_1852. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Hope Koestner holds Al’vonte Hyams, 6 months, in a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_1467. September 8, 2008. Clients receive comfort kits at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
01711805. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Mary Fiethen plays with Jalynn Sheppard, Talana Crockett and Jason Sheppard in a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
01711835. September 8, 2008. Claude Phillips reclines on his bed in an Red Cross shelter beside a sign with a photo of his home that reads “Our house before Gustav!” Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
01711950. September 8, 2008. Residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana begin the major cleanup process after Hurricane Gustav by cutting down and removing trees that had smashed through the roofs of their homes. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
01711920. September 8, 2008. Residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, begin the challenging cleanup process after Hurricane Gustav by cutting down and removing trees that had smashed through the roofs of their homes. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_1530. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Gene Dailey comforts Linda Sheppard. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_1565. September 8, 2008. At a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Linda Sheppard weeps in despair after losing her home and job. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_1667. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Hope Koestner plays with Jalynn Sheppard in a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, LA. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_1323. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Candice Wingle-Spier meets with Kelsie Sheppard and R. Phillips in a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_1267. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Candice Wingle-Spier speaks with Edna James at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_1762. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Hope Koestner plays with Jalynn Sheppard in a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_1839. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Hope Koestner speaks with Alfred Hyams at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_1368. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Candice L. Wingle-Spier comforts Claude Phillips and his wife at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
01711669. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Candice Wingle-Spier speaks with Edna James at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
01711741. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Candice Wingle-Spier speaks to Claude Phillips and his wife at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
01711787. September 8, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Mary Fiethen speaks with Jalynn Sheppard and Talana Crockett in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_2234. September 9, 2008. A Red Cross volunteer entertains children displaced by Hurricane Gustav at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
01711998. September 9, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Beth Langley plays with Lina Manuel, 9 years old, at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
01712023. September 9, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Beth Langley hugs Lina Manuel, 9 years old, at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_1916. September 9, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Beth Langley hugs Lina Manuel, 9 years old, at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_1989. September 9, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Pam Sanchez speaks with Carl Poole at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_2005. September 9, 2008. At a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Red Cross volunteer Batyah Ben-David laughs with Beverly D. Coates and Carl Poole. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_2196. September 9, 2008. Celisica Queen Sibley, 9 years old, stands in a doorway at a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_2214. September 9, 2008. Celisica Queen Sibley, 9 years old, speaks to a Red Cross volunteer at a shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
IMG_2159. September 9, 2008. At a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Robin Johnson has some quiet time. Photographer: Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
2398- Red Cross volunteer Jacqueline Woodard comforts Amber Nguyen, 6, at a West Livingston School shelter in Denham Springs, LA.
2424- Red Cross volunteer Jacqueline Woodard cheers up Amber Nguyen, 6, at a West Livingston School shelter in Denham Springs, LA.
2441 – Red Cross volunteer Jacqueline Woodard cheers up Shaden Nguyen, 6, at a West Livingston School shelter in Denham Springs, LA.
2510 – Red Cross volunteer Jacqueline Woodard plays with Amber Nguyen, 6, and Britnia Shaden, 23 months, at a West Livingston School shelter in Denham Springs, LA.
2520 – Red Cross volunteer Jacqueline Woodard holds Britnia Shaden, 23 months, at a West Livingston School shelter in Denham Springs, LA.
2807 – Red Cross volunteer Jacqueline Woodard tucks in Jamison Porch, a visually impaired child of 14 months. West Livingston School shelter, Denham Springs, LA.
3031. September 12, 2008. Red Cross volunteer Floria Johnson-Mason helps feed Star Ponthieux, 1, at Erwinville Community Center, Port Allen, Louisiana. . Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
3100. September 12, 2008. Port Allen, Louisiana. Star Ponthieux grabs his toothbrush from a Red Cross comfort kit in Erwinville Community Center shelter. Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
3117. September 12, 2008. Port Allen, La . Shelby Ponthieux cradles the stomach of his expectant wife, Jessica, at a shelter in the Erwinville Community Center. Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross.
3150 – September 12, 2008. Port Allen, Louisiana. Jessica Ponthieux plays with two of her three children. The whole family is staying at the Erwinville Community Center shelter. Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross.
3367. September 12, 2008. Port Allen, Louisiana. Red Cross volunteer Nikki Joly shows Austin Daigle, 3, how to listen to a heart beat with a stethoscope. Erwinville Community Center shelter. Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross.
3492. September 12, 2008. Port Allen, Louisiana. Angel Ponthieux with a Red Cross comfort kit at the Erwinville Community Center shelter. Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross.
3622. September 12, 2008. Port Allen, Louisiana. Red Cross volunteer Martha Teaster receives a big hug from Jason Wase in Erwinville Community Center shelter. Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross.
3628. September 12, 2008. Port Allen, Louisiana. Red Cross volunteer Martha Teaster receives a big hug from Jason Wase in Erwinville Community Center shelter. Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross.
3787. September 12, 2008. Paula Daigle rests in her cot at Erwinville Community Center shelter in Port Allen, Louisiana. Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
3850. September 12, 2008. Port Allen, Louisiana. Jeffrey Givens hangs up a painting thanking the Red Cross for sheltering his family. Erwinville Community Center shelter. Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
3864. September 12, 2008. Port Allen, Louisiana. Red Cross volunteer Adele Laudel plays catch with Austin Daigle at Erwinville Community Center shelter. Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross
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