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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A recent graduate of Vermont's Middlebury College, Corinne Almquist promotes the practice of distributing produce that would otherwise go to waste to those in need.