The saddest thing about the looting, especially for long-time residents, is that human beings have ravaged what nature left alone. The historic French Quarter, which was spared the worst flooding, received more than its share of bad luck at the hands of looters.
In Biloxi, Mississippi, signs in front of smashed homes read: 'You loot, we shoot.' The nightmare continues.
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In the picture: Soldiers of the Ohio National Guard line up in formation before being deployed to the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast area in Bowling Green, Ohio. A total of about 10,000 National Guard troops from across the US are being ordered into the Gulf Coast area and about 1,500 from Ohio in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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