At the Superdome, the Haynes family eats military rations and even uses the box as a bed for four-month-old Alison. Lexus, age 4, left, and Ariel, 5, right, have been staying at the Superdome and will probably be there a few more days. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Over 150 dogs and other animals were evacuated from an animal hospital after their owners had left town without them. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Many of the cemeteries in New Orleans are flooded and in some cases the crypts have come open during the storm. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
The streets of the French Quarter are deserted except for the police who are stationed nearly every corner to contain the looting. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
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Sgt. Charles Beatty carries two children to the evacuation bus, as thousands finally leave the Superdome. Photo by (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Thousands of people waited to be evacuated from the Superdome where conditions had become almost unbearable. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Hospital patient James Anderson of New Orleans spent two days sleeping on a piece of thin cardboard on the floor of New Orleans International Airport. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
Thousands of hospital patients, including those injured from Hurricane Katrina, line the floor of a baggage claim in the New Orleans International Airport. National Guard planes were brought in to transport the patients to hospitals in other states. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
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The Metoyer family of New Orleans huddles together with thousands of hospital patients in New Orleans International Airport. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
An Army soldier and Christine Argo of FEMA carry evacuee Jane Manthey to a Black Hawk helicopter at New Orleans International Airport . Manthey was one of hundreds of evacuees transported to hospitals outside the region. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
Baggage ramps are used for stretchers and baggage carts are used as taxis to transport evacuees who arrive at New Orleans International Airport. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
Rayfield Beal gives refugees water from his personal supply as they arrive at an evacuation center outside New Orleans. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
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Gretna police officer Ray Lassiegne drives an empty bus toward the Oakwood Mall south of New Orleans, en route to pick up hundreds of evacuees gathered near the Greater New Orleans Bridge. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
Gretna police officer Ray Lassiegne stands guard over a busload of evacuees after they were picked up near the Greater New Orleans Bridge just south of New Orleans. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
Gretna Police officer Tommy Tompson watches over a busload of evacuees brought to an evacuation center outside New Orleans. Gretna police officers commandeered and drove dozens of city buses, removing thousands of people who walked across the Greater New Orleans Bridge from downtown New Orleans. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
Debbie Miller of New Orleans carries her dogs as she waits for a bus at the Metairie evacuation center. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
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Piles of debris were left behind after thousands of evacuees were bused from the Metairie evacuation center Thursday morning. By the afternoon, thousands more crowded the roadway waiting for buses. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
A truckload of evacuees arrives at the Metairie evacuation center outside New Orleans. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
A truckload of evacuees arrives at an evacuation center outside New Orleans in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
Hundreds of people wait for evacuation buses on the side of Interstate 10 in New Orleans. Many of them were suffering from dehydration after hours of waiting in the heat. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
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Refugees board evacuation buses in New Orleans. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Kathy Haywood shields her 86-year-old mother, Rose McGrath, from the dust kicked up by rescue helicopters in New Orleans. The mother and daughter were evacuated from a shelter in the city. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
New Orleans residents wait to leave the city on buses bound for the Houston Astrodome. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Hundreds gather in hopes of a ride out of New Orleans. New emergencies continued to threaten thousands of refugees, and efforts were underway to evacuate the city. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
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Cancer patient Yvette Joseph, 48, is helped by John Williams Jr. in New Orleans as they wait to board evacuation buses. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
People wait to board evacuation buses in New Orleans on Wednesday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A group of refugees is evacuated from New Orleans in buses as others wait for their turn on Wednesday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Thousands of people are being evacuated from New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
