Flying aboard Marine One, President Bush surveys damage to the Superdome and the surrounding neighborhoods in New Orleans Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush tours damage in the Township of Metairie where Hurricane Katrina broke through the levee with, from left, Louisiana Senator David Vitter, Governor Kathleen Blanco and Army Corps of Engineers Col. Richard Wagenaar Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
Laura Bush leans down to comfort a woman and her young child inside the Cajundome at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, during her visit to the center, one of many created to accommodate victims of Hurricane Katrina. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush reaches out to a victim of Hurricane Katrina during a visit Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, to the Cajundome at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette. "The people of this part of the United States, the Lafayette area of Louisiana, are very, very warm people," said Mrs. Bush. "They've opened their hearts, and many of them have opened their homes, as well, to people from New Orleans -- family members and strangers." White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush visits with a young boy displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the Cajundome at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, La., Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush visits with people affected by Hurricane Katrina in the Cajundome at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, La., Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
First Lady Laura Bush hugs a young girl displaced by Hurricane Katrina during her visit Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, to the Cajundome at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette. "Some things are working very, very well in Louisiana," Mrs. Bush said. "And certainly this center is one of those..." White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush meets with first responders to Hurricane Katrina at the Acadian Ambulance Center in Lafayette, La., Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
