View of the plantation which belonged to the Estopinal (Estupinan) family.

View of Alluvial City fishing village, outside hurricane protection levee system. The settlement was reduced to rubble.

View of Doris Gonzales Robin home, reduced to rubble by the hurricane.

View of Proctor’s Landing Development in Shell Beach. All homes, except the one of Robert Buisson, were obliterated. Domingo Gonzalez, mayor of Ingenio, stayed in this home during his official visit to St. Bernard in August, 2005.

Alternate view of Buisson home in Shell Beach.

View of house foundations. These homes were swept off their foundations by a tidal wave generated by Hurricane Katrina. These dwellings were used by Coros y Danzos de Ingenio (2004) and Los Cabuqueros de Arucas and Princessa Dacil folkloric groups (2005) during their visits to St. Bernard.

View of devastated homes at Delacroix Island fishing village.

View of the old Delacroix Island School, now used as a coastal environmental complex and community center. Ceremonies and a luncheon following the annual fishing fleet blessing are held here.

View of interior of first floor of Delacroix community center, covered with marsh muck and grass.

View of Delacroix Island pumping station, destroyed by the hurricane.

View of Bayou Terre-aux-Boeufs at Reggio. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, the bayou channel was 15 feet deep here. The hurricane filled the channel with marshland.

View of the home of William Hyland in Meraux. Flood waters, reaching a height near the roof top of his home, devastated the house.

Interior view of the devastated Hyland household.

View of the rear garage building showing two automobiles which floated onto the property during the storm.