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Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman autographs his latest book Titled "Texas Hold'Em". "Kinky" is running for 2006 Gov. office as an independent. Available at SipaPress.
The first day of school is a little rough for a child displaced by hurricane Katrina in Bossier City, LA. Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Bloomberg News
A hurricane displaced resident of New Orleans ponders her future and fears for the safety of her relatives, while staying a Red Cross shelter in Shreveport, LA. Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Bloomberg News
An evacuee from hurricane Katrina arrives exhausted at shelter in Shreveport, LA . Photo by Mario Villafuerte
The family of a Louisiana National Guardsman rejoyces to see him after a years' deployment in Iraq. Many of the soldiers lost their homes because of hurricane Katrina. Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Sipa Press
The owner of a cat reluclantly brings his feline to an animal shelter for hurricane Rita evaucees in Nacogdoches, Texas. Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Sipa Press
A crew drills for natural gas in Northern Louisiana. Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Sipa Press