SWAMPED:A rescue boat collects people stranded atop local buildings. ANDY NELSON - STAFF
Precious cargo: A photo essay
Monitor photographer Andy Nelson was in Slidell, La. after Katrina's waters flooded much of the town.
When Katrina's waters engulfed much of Slidell, La., late Monday, people who'd ridden out the hurricane there sought dry ground - taking only what mattered most with them.
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Richard Berry stands in a former Sunday School classroom in the basement of Trinity Evangelical Free Church. The room has been turned into a men's homeless shelter.