Street signs and houses knocked loose or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. Kris Craig/The Providence Journal, File

The Rev. Daehler Hayes, right, with the help of sales associate Dan Losea, pulls a cart loaded with tools through a store. Hayes was shopping for equipment to bring to New Orleans as he and 36 other members of Seekonk Congregational Church prepared to assist in the rebuilding effort in February 2006. Kris Craig/The Providence Journal, File

Volunteers from Seekonk Congregational Church in Massachusetts survey some of the damage in New Orleans as they arrive in February 2006 to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Kris Craig, The Providence Journal, File

Some of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Kris Craig/The

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