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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Oil containment hard boom on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the boom is mostly clean and free from oil. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil010.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil050.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil001.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil027.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil019.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil015.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on boom at Queen Bess island near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are relatively clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil060.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on boom at Queen Bess island near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are relatively clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil052.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil048.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil003.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Despite a 65 yard (20 meter) exclusion zone around oil boom without special permission from the Joint Information Center, (max fine $40,000 and class 'D' felony) local fishermen have returned to the area recently opened to recreational fishing. Commercial fishing is still closed. Local fishermen are greatly relieved to be back on the water catching speckled trout, redfish, halibut and many other species as pelicans look on from oil boom.<br />
But has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help?  In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are relatively clean and fish tested by every level of food safety is classified fit for human consumption. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil036.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil030.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil022.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil021.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil017.JPG
  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help? Young immature pelicans rest on one of the Cat islands near Grand Isle. In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are clean. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23july10-BP oil013.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005. Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Friends and relatives help neighbour Harold Herman (white t/rt) to syphon diesel fuel from a 500 gallon drum for use in his generator. Locals helped each other through the aftermath of the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05052.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005. Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Local cajun man Aaron Stokes tours the swamps and bayou's checking on neighbours and their homes.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05050.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A kitten, close to death lays outside a smashed oil company residence and office along the shoreline of the shipping canal.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05040.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A horse, cut loose ahead of the storm wanders amidst the destruction.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05038.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A horse, cut loose ahead of the storm wanders amidst the destruction.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05009.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A military helicopter drops FEMA officials close to the bridge connecting Hackberry one day after the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Lake calcasieu, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A military helicopter drops FEMA officials close to the bridge connecting Hackberry one day after the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05033.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
What remains of the interior of an oil company office and living quarters after the tidal surge washed through the building.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05029.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Carlyss, Louisiana (20 miles north of ravaged Cameron). One day after Rita makes landfall. Local cajun man Aaron Stokes and his dog Maggie checks on a family property ravaged by the storm as he tours the swamps and bayou's checking on neighbours and their homes.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Carlyss, Louisiana (20 miles north of ravaged Cameron). One day after Rita makes landfall. Local cajun man Aaron Stokes and his dog Maggie checks on a family property ravaged by the storm as he tours the swamps and bayou's checking on neighbours and their homes. He comes across a bicycle under the water.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05018.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Carlyss, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Local cajun man Aaron Stokes and friend Chase Reider put in their boat to tour the swamps and bayou's checking on neighbours and their homes.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05015.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath.<br />
The destroyed remains of downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. An army helicopter comes in to land close to the water tower, one of the few remaining structures in the town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 26th Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
The destroyed remains of a downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. local man Aaron Stokes from nearby Carlyss surveys the damage with his dog Maggie.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005047.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath.<br />
The destroyed remains of a downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. local man Aaron Stokes from nearby Carlyss surveys the damage with his dog Maggie.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005044.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath.<br />
The destroyed remains of a downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. All that remains of the Subway food store on the main road into town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005043.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005035.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A child's teddy bear lies stuck in the mud amidst the destroyed remains of downtown Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005034.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005033.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005022.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath.<br />
Oil and chemical pollutants infiltrate the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana. Two days after the storm ravaged the small town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life. A rescuer marks the outside of a house with spray paint to indicate no victims.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005016.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005014.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005011.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005010.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005009.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life two days after the storm ravaged the small town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005008.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life two days after the storm ravaged the small town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005007.JPG
  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life two days after the storm ravaged the small town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005006.JPG
  • 26 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life two days after the storm ravaged the small town. A FEMA official steps out to greet rescuers as they arrive.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    26 sept 2005001.JPG
  • Hurricane Rita - America's forgotten Hurricane.<br />
25th Sept, 2005. Hurricane Rita aftermath, Lake Calcasieu shipping canal close to Cameron, Louisiana one day after the storm smashed the coastline. Local man Aaron Stokes befriends a horse cut loose ahead of the storm.
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  • 25th Sept, 2005. Hurricane Rita aftermath, Carlyss, Louisiana (20 miles north of ravaged Cameron). One day after Rita makes landfall. Local cajun man Aaron Stokes and his dog Maggie checks on a family property ravaged by the storm as he tours the swamps and bayou's checking on neighbours and their homes.
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  • 09 Feb 2006. Southern Louisiana.<br />
An alligator rests in pond weed in a south Louisiana swamp.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 Feb 2006. Southern Louisiana.<br />
An alligator rests in pond weed in a south Louisiana swamp.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 Feb 2006. Southern Louisiana.<br />
An alligator rests in pond weed in a south Louisiana swamp.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09feb06-alligator002.JPG
  • 26 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
 A FEMA official discusses the destruction to a journalist from Florida amidst the destroyed remains of downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05061.JPG
  • 26 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
 The destroyed remains of  downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. The water tower was one of the few remaining structures to survive the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05060.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
The destroyed remains of  downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05059.JPG
  • 26 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
The destroyed remains of  downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. The water tower was one of the few structures to survive the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05058.JPG
  • 26 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
The destroyed remains of  downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. The main road into town is littered with power lines and debris.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05057.JPG
  • 26 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
 The destroyed remains of  downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. FEMA officials show journalists around the devastated town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05056.JPG
  • 26 Sept, 2005.  Lake Calcasieu.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
<br />
 Ships lifted from the water rest on the shoreline.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05055.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Local man Aaron Stokes and his dog Maggie walks into the flooded darkness in Carlyss with a can of gasoline for his boat.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05054.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
L/R Local man Aaron Stokes helps neighbour Harold Herman to syphon diesel fuel from a 500 gallon drum for use in Harold's generator. Locals helped each other through the aftermath of the storm. Harold wears a T-shirt that reads 'Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler' which translates to 'let the good times roll.'<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05053.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005. Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Friends and relatives help neighbour Harold Herman (white t/rt) to syphon diesel fuel from a 500 gallon drum for use in his generator. Locals helped each other through the aftermath of the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05051.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005. Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Local cajun man Aaron Stokes tours the swamps and bayou's checking on neighbours and their homes.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05049.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005. Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
The destroyed remains of a bayou home one day after the storm ravaged the area. The exterior sink seems to be the only thing to survive the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05048.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
The destroyed remains of a bayou home one day after the storm ravaged the area.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05047.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A childs' hobby horse lies washed up with the words 'Jesus loves me' written on the runners. <br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05046.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Snakes are a danger to locals as they try to escape the saline water.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05045.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Dead cattle and other animals litter the banks of the canal.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05044.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Dead cattle and other animals litter the banks of the canal.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05043.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Inside a residence alongside the canal, smashed by the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05042.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Inside a residence alongside the canal, smashed by the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05041.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Local man Aaron Stokes befriends a horse cut loose ahead of the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05039.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A horse, cut loose ahead of the storm wanders amidst the destruction.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    25 sept 05008.JPG
  • 25 Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Local man Aaron Stokes from nearby Carlyss surveys the damage at Hackberry on the way to hard hit Cameron. A shrimp boat lies awkwardly against a dock.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Hackberry, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Local cajun man Aaron Stokes and his dog Maggie tour the swamps and bayou's checking on neighbours and their homes.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005. Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A military crewman gives a thumbs up to local rescuers after his helicopter drops FEMA officials close to the bridge connecting Hackberry one day after the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept 2005. Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
A military helicopter drops FEMA officials close to the bridge connecting Hackberry one day after the storm. FEMA officials meet with local fire, police and civic leaders to discuss their plans.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005. Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Oil industry rig support platforms prepare to put to sea to repair damaged rigs in the Gulf of Mexico to keep the oil flowing to the U.S. mainland.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
An oil platform support vessel slips out to sea as an oil spill ebbs into the channel from a ruptured pipeline close by.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
An oil platform support vessel slips out to sea as an oil spill ebbs into the channel from a ruptured pipeline close by.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
 What remains of the interior of an oil company office and living quarters after the tidal surge washed through the building.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005. Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Lake Calcasieu shipping canal close to Cameron, Louisiana one day after the storm smashed the coastline. The shrimp boat the 'Cajun Queen' lies sunk in the town of Hackberry.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.   Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Oil industry rig support platforms prepare to put to sea to repair damaged rigs in the Gulf of Mexico to keep the oil flowing to the U.S. mainland. local man Aaron Stokes and his dog Maggie pass by the platforms.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005. Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Lake Calcasieu shipping canal close to Cameron, Louisiana one day after the storm smashed the coastline. Oil industry rig support platforms prepare to put to sea to repair damaged rigs in the Gulf of Mexico to keep the oil flowing to the U.S. mainland.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005. Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Lake Calcasieu shipping canal close to Cameron, Louisiana one day after the storm smashed the coastline. Oil industry rig support platforms prepare to put to sea to repair damaged rigs in the Gulf of Mexico to keep the oil flowing to the U.S. mainland.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Carlyss, Louisiana (20 miles north of ravaged Cameron). One day after the storm hit. View from local cajun man Aaron Stokes' fathers' roof.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Carlyss, Louisiana (20 miles north of ravaged Cameron). One day after the storm hit. View from local cajun man Aaron Stokes' fathers' roof.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Carlyss, Louisiana (20 miles north of ravaged Cameron). One day after the storm hit. View from local cajun man Aaron Stokes' fathers' roof.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Carlyss, Louisiana (20 miles north of ravaged Cameron). One day after the storm hit. View from local cajun man Aaron Stokes' fathers' roof.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005. Carlyss, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
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Carlyss, Louisiana (20 miles north of ravaged Cameron). One day after Rita makes landfall. Family home of local cajun man Aaron Stokes, ravaged by the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Carlyss, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Local cajun man Aaron Stokes checks on a family property ravaged by the storm as he tours the swamps and bayou's checking on neighbours and their homes.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005. Carlyss, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
 Local cajun man Chase Reider takes his boat to unload meat from a family convenience store to a family home where a generator powering freezers and refrigerators will stop the meat from spoiling.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept, 2005.  Carlyss, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
 Local cajun man Josh Herman tours the swamps and bayou's checking on neighbours and their homes. He also removed perishable items from his father's convenience store to place in a freezer run by a generator nearby.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept 2005, Carlyss, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Local cajun man Josh Herman (rt) helps locals and neighbours load supplies at Bayou Landing, his father's convenience store, despite the collapsed ceiling to keep people in basic food and supplies. <br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept 2005, Carlyss, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
 Local cajun man Harold Herman (behind counter) opens Bayou Landing, his convenience store to neighbours, despite the collapsed ceiling to keep people in basic food and supplies. <br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Sept 2005, Carlyss, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Local cajun man Harold Herman (behind counter) opens Bayou Landing, his convenience store to neighbours, despite the collapsed ceiling to keep people in basic food and supplies. <br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath.<br />
The destroyed remains of  downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. Wrecking crews move in to start the process of clearing the debris from the town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath.<br />
The destroyed remains of  downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. Wrecking crews move in to start the process of clearing the debris from the town.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
The destroyed remains of a downtown businesses in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. A national guardsman walks through the flooded remains of the main street into town. <br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 26th Sept, 2005. Cameron, Louisiana.  Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada Task Force 1, a FEMA search and rescue team scour the destroyed remains of houses and business in Cameron, Louisiana for any signs of life.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 26th Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
 The destroyed remains of a downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. The local Shell gas station lies in ruins, its pumps and infrastructure totally compromised. <br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 26th Sept, 2005.  Cameron, Louisiana. Hurricane Rita aftermath. <br />
 The destroyed remains of a downtown business in Cameron, Louisiana two days after the storm ravaged the small town. The local Shell gas station lies in ruins, its pumps and infrastructure totally compromised. <br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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