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Spc. Ryan Custis of Pineville, La., and Spc. Curtis Nordby of Dry Prong, La., members of the 225th Engineer Brigade in Pineville, La., latch the tailgate on a Humvee contained nearly $3,500 worth of donated Com More

As a full-time Blackhawk helicopter crew chief, Staff Sgt. Chad W. McCann of Deville, La., works carefully to correct a malfunction in the engine compartment of a UH-60 Blackhawk at Army Aviation Support Facili More

Louisiana National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau presents Capt. Josh S. Davis, commander of the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, with a pair of ribbon-cutting More

Louisiana National Guard Officer Candidates Jason D. Montgomery, a resident of Shreveport, La., and Ian W. Smith of Prairieville, La., sing "Silent Night" for a bed-ridden patient at the Veterans Affairs Medica More

Staff Sgt. David L. Rogers with Detachment 2, 844th Horizontal Company, 527th Engineer Battalion in West Monroe, La., and Spc. Kimberly M. Straughter with Forward Support Company, 527th Engineer Battalion in Ru More

Four Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopters sit ready for response on the tarmac at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans during a period of dense fog that blanketed most of the greater New Orleans area We More

Spc. Sarah R. Garza of Belle Chasse, La., hands out gifts to elementary children during a Christmas toy drive, Dec. 18, at the Louisiana School for the Deaf in Baton Rouge, La. The 204th Theater Airfield Operat More

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Charles Reynolds, an assistant with the Marine Forces Reserve Toys for Tots program, speaks to Cub Scouts in Mandeville, La., about the program as well as the benefits of staying in scho More

Betty Moore, general manager of the Sleep Inn in Ruston, La., discusses her role in supporting Soldiers during a recent awards ceremony in Ruston, La. She received the Patriot Award from the Employer Support of More

Louisiana Army National Guard Soldier Staff Sgt. Mario A. Suarez of Metairie, La., a member of 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment in New Orleans, hands out Mr. Bingles Christmas Bears at a toy giveaw More

Original Caption: President George W. Bush confers with, from left, Karl Rove, Andy Card, Dan Bartlett and Ari Fleischer, prior to delivering remarks on the World Trade Center disaster from the General Doughert More

Original Caption: President George W. Bush delivers remarks on the terrorist attacks Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, before departing for Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. More

Louisiana Army National Guard Soldier Stuart N. Burruss of Carville, La., receives congratulations from Col. Jonathan T. Ball of Pineville, La., after being promoted to lieutenant colonel by the 256th Brigade S More

Louisiana Army National Guard Recruiter Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey R. Nelson of Metairie, La., poses with the Destrehan High School football team during a pep rally in Destrehan, La., Jan 9. The team was honored fo More

Louisiana Army National Guard Soldier Harry W. Wilson of Minden, La., is promoted to the rank of major by Col. Jonathon T. Ball, commander of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Jan. 9. Wilson is a full-tim More

Louisiana National Guard 1st Sgt. David J. Martin of the 769th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, signs a form at the resource fair during a yellow ribbon training event at the Hilton Capital Center in More

Louisiana Air National Guard Lt. Col. Peter R. Schneider (left), incoming commander of the 159th Maintenance Group, presents his predecessor, Col. Roy "Deacon" Qualls, with a gift of an F-15 Eagle tail flash du More

Two spectators ride on a National Guard boat simulator at the annual boat show at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Jan.11. The Louisiana National Guard's 205th Engineer Battalion and local More

Jack N. Humphries, state chairman of the Louisiana Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, shakes hands with Louisiana National Guard Capt. Wynn G. Nugent of Bossier City, La., company commande More

More than 200 participants take part in the 2009 Healthy Resolutions Fair hosted by Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. The fair included many of the leading healthcare specialists from around the More

Louisiana Army National Guard Recruiter Staff Sgt. Michael I. Davila of New Orleans watches as 10th grader Kayla R. York rappels down a rock wall after climbing to the top during a physical education class at E More

Capt. William Snyder, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, presents the Louisiana state flag to Lt. Cmdr. Richard Vidrine, a chaplain, from Louisiana, during a retirement cere More

ROBERT, La. - The ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig Development Drill III had begun operations for drilling a relief well Monday, May 3, 2010. A relief well is designed to drill down and intersect the existin More

ROBERT, La. - The ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig Development Drill III had begun operations for drilling a relief well Monday, May 3, 2010. A relief well is designed to drill down and intersect the existin More

ROBERT, La. - The ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig Development Drill III had begun operations for drilling a relief well Monday, May 3, 2010. A relief well is designed to drill down and intersect the existin More

Lt. j.g. Trevor Smalls presents a community service award to Rev. John White, senior pastor of King Solomon's Believer's Temple, for his support of Naval Support Activity New Orleans. White was a guest speaker More

NEW ORLEANS - This photo, taken on April 7, 2010, shows the location of the origin of the discharge of crude oil in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Berry Brothers General Contracting, owners of the dredge C More

NEW ORLEANS - Members of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team vertically insert from a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., during a training exercise in the Gulf of Mexico More

NEW ORLEANS - A member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team vertically inserts from a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., during a training exercise in the Gulf of Mexi More

NEW ORLEANS - A member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team vertically inserts from a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., during a training exercise in the Gulf of Mexi More

NEW ORLEANS - A member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team checks a stairway for possible adversaries during a training exercise in the Gulf of Mexico. The MSRT is the Coast Guard's advanced int More

NEW ORLEANS - A member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team stands watch over a secured area as a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flies overhead during a training e More

NEW ORLEANS - A member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team stands watch over a secured area as a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flies overhead during a training e More

NEW ORLEANS - A member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team stands watch over a secured area as a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flies overhead during a training e More

NEW ORLEANS - A member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team stands watch over a secured area during a training exercise in the Gulf of Mexico. The MSRT is the Coast Guard's advanced interdiction More

NEW ORLEANS - A member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team vertically inserts from a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., during a training exercise in the Gulf of Mexi More

An F-22 Raptor from the U.S. Air Force's demonstration team performs maneuvers over Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans. The Raptors are performing in the 2009 N'awlins Air Show on NAS JR More

An F-22 Raptor from the U.S. Air Force's demonstration team performs maneuvers over Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans. The Raptors are performing in the 2009 N'awlins Air Show on NAS JR More

NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Mary Landry (left) salutes Vice Admiral Robert Papp Jr., commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, during the Eighth District change of command ceremony Friday, June 5, 2009. Landry reliev More

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Joel R. Whitehead (retired), former commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, is accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Martha Whitehead, after the Eighth District change of command ceremo More

New Orleans - Rear Adm. Joel Whitehead speaks with a guest after the District 8 change of command ceremony, where Whitehead was relieved as the commanding officer of the Eighth Coast Guard District by Rear Adm. More

Rear Adm. Mary Landry, commander Eighth Coast Guard District, greets guests after the Eighth District Change of Command Ceremony, Friday, June 5, 2009. Landry relieved Rear Adm. Joel Whitehead as district comma More

Rear Adm. Joel Whitehead salutes the sideboys after the Eighth District change of command ceremony and his retirement ceremony Friday, June 5, 2009. Whitehead retired after 34 years of service. (U.S. Coast Guar More

NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Mary Landry, commander Eighth Coast Guard District, (center front) salutes along with Rear Adm. Joel Whitehead, (left back) former Eighth District commander, and Vice Adm. Robert Papp Jr More

NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Joel Whitehead (front) and Rear Adm. Mary Landry (back) conduct an inspection of an honor platoon during the Eighth Coast Guard District change of command ceremony Friday, June 5, 2009. More

NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Joel Whitehead accepts an American flag from Master Chief Petty Officer Steve Cantell during the Eighth District change of command ceremony Friday, June 5, 2009. Whitehead was relieved a More

Jim Bouche, emergency management officer for Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NAS JRB), talks to base residents about the contraflow traffic pattern during a townhall meeting at NAS JRB New Orl More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Kyle Riley with Marine Corps Band New Orleans plays the Tuba during U.S. Marine Maj Tad Scott’s retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, La. Nov. 1, 2014. Maj. Scott i More

NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Auxiliary bride Donna K. Nelken signs her marriage certificate while her new husband, former Auxiliary Flotilla Commander Robert M. Baker watches following their wedding ceremony at Co More

NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Auxiliary Chaplain Cleve Chandler, lower left, administers wedding nuptials to Robert M. Baker, left center, and Donna K. Nelken, right center, while Coast Guard Capt. James Montgomery More

NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Auxiliarist Robert M. Baker, a former flotilla commander, places a wedding ring on his bride Donna K. Nelken's finger during their wedding ceremony aboard a 41-foot response boat at Co More

NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Auxiliary Chaplain Cleve Chandler resides over the wedding nuptials for Auxiliarist Robert Michael Baker and Donna Kaye Nelken aboard a response boat at Coast Guard Station New Orleans More

GRAND ISLE, La. - A Coast Guard 41-foot search and rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Grand Isle and MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans prepare to conduct hois More

LAKE CHARLES, La. - In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, small boat crewmembers from Station Lake Charles conduct training drills on Lake Charles, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. The drills enable crews to practice a More

NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Lt. Tom Fullam, domestic marine inspector for Sector New Orleans, inspects piping seals and fittings aboard a red-flag barge on the Mississippi River, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. The Co More

NEW ORLEANS -- An MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter and crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans approaches a 41-foot response boat from U.S. Coast Guard Station New Orleans on Lake Pontchartrain, Tues More

Crew members of the dock landing ship Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) New York take a moment to shoot a group shoot with the commissioning committee president, Woody Johnson, on the field of the Superdome in New O More

NEW ORLEANS -- Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans transfer care of a man that was medevaced after the vessel he was aboard sank in heavy seas, today. The man was one of seven rescued from More

Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) New York (LPD 21 transits down the Mississippi River. The New York was built using 7.5 tons of the World Trade Center's steel and is scheduled to be commissioned Nov. 7 in New York More

Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) New York (LPD 21) transits down the Mississippi River. The New York was built using 7.5 tons of the World Trade Center's steel and is scheduled to be commissioned Nov. 7 in New York More

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Gary Celani, an aviation maintenance technician from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, gives a hoist safety brief to members of the New Orleans Law Enfo More

NEW ORLEANS - A rescue basket is lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter from Air Station New Orleans onto a smallboat from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department during a joint agen More

NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Gilmore, an aviation survival technician, directs a hoisting line from an MH65-C Dolphin rescue helicopter aboard the Port of South Louisiana's PSL Respond More

NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department smallboat and crew participate in a helicopter hoist training exercise on Lake Pontchartrain, Oct. 14, 2009. U.S. More

GRAND ISLE, La. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Mitchell Lapeyrouse, a machinery technician stationed at Coast Guard Station Grand Isle, La. assists Mandy Tumlin, a biologist with the Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and More

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano visits the U. S. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Center Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 to meet with port partners, pilots, state, local an More

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen (left), commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, speaks during the launch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Lower Mississippi River Physical Oceanograp More

BATON ROUGE, La. - U. S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Sienna Allison, a marine science technician from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge, La., demonstrates how to properly buckle a harness insid More

BATON ROUGE, La. - U. S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Raymond Lechner, commanding officer of Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge, La., talks to students during the Ocean Commotion exhibit, Oct. 22, 2009, at the Louisiana S More

BATON ROUGE, La. - Coast Guard Lt. Ryan Lamb, a pilot with Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, shows students the inside and outside of an MH65-C Dolphin rescue helicopter, Oct. 22, 2009 at Ocean Commotion. Oc More

BATON ROUGE, La. - U. S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Denis Slavinski, an aviation electronics technician from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, preforms a pre-flight inspection of an MH65-C Dolphin r More

BATON ROUGE, La. - U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliarists William Wellemeyer and Adrian Diel from Flotilla 42 in Covington, La., distribute Coast Guard pamphlets and coloring books to students at Ocean Commotion, Oct. More

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Hans Govertsen of Air Station New Orleans discusses helicopter engineering with Sergey A. Pospelov, a Russian delegate, at Air Station New Orleans, Oct. 30, 2009. The A More

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Hans Govertsen of Air Station New Orleans guides Russian delegates on a tour of Air Station New Orleans, Oct. 30, 2009. The Air Station hosted the delegates, who were t More

NEW ORLEANS -- U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Hans Govertsen of Air Station New Orleans speaks to a group of Russian delegates about the engineering aspects of the MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter displayed behind More

The Tabasco Store at Avery Island, Louisiana, offers every variety of spicy condiments a person could want.

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Alan J. Benoit, a vocalist and French horn player from the Marine Forces Reserve Band here, sings the national anthem while accompanied by a joint-service color guar More

NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Mary Landry leads a formation of U.S. Coast Guard personnel from multiple District Eight units during the grand opening ceremony of the newest annex of the National WWII Museum, Friday, More

NEW ORLEANS - Master of Ceremonies Tom Brokaw, Executive Producer of "Beyond All Boundaries," Tom Hanks, President and CEO of the National WWII Museum, Gordon "Nickï" Mueller, and other distinguished guests cu More

NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Mary Landry welcomed U.S. Coast Guard WWII veterans Burton Cary [USS Leonard Wood (AP-25/APA-12)], Marvin Carpenter [USS Bayfield(APA-33)], Gerald Fortier (FS-549), Warren Hotard [LCI(L) More

NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Mary Landry welcomed U.S. Coast Guard WWII veterans Burton Cary [USS Leonard Wood (AP-25/APA-12)], Marvin Carpenter [USS Bayfield(APA-33)], Gerald Fortier (FS-549), Warren Hotard [LCI(L) More

NEW ORLEANS - Master of Ceremonies Tom Brokaw, Executive Producer of 'Beyond All Boundaries,' Tom Hanks, President and CEO of the National WWII Museum, Gordon 'Nick' Mueller, and other distinguished guests cut More

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Coast Guard WWII veteran George Blessing, a crewmember of both the USCGC Iris (WLB-395) and the USCGC Taney (WHEC-37), stands at attention during the national anthem at the grand opening cere More

Pictured is a salvaged vessel from a Louisiana waterway. The Katrina incident command post oversaw the removal of 1,426 vessels and 568,881 cubic yards of debris caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. U.S. Coas More

NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Mary Landry leads a formation of U.S. Coast Guard personnel from multiple District Eight units during the grand opening ceremony of the newest annex of the National WWII Museum, Friday, More

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Coast Guard WWII veteran George Blessing [USCGC Iris (WLB-395); USCGC Taney (WHEC-37)] chats with actor Tom Hanks over lunch at the grand opening ceremony of the newest annex of the National More

NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Capt. Jim Tunstall, chief of staff for the Eighth Coast Guard District, shakes hands with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin during a Mayor's Military Advisory Committee meeting for the Mayor More

Billy Stewart, logistics management supervisor, left, assists Chris Culbert, auto mechanic, in adjusting the body armor. 579th Engineer Detachment (FEST-M) members receive their TA-50 from the Fort Polk Central More

BATON ROUGE, La. - Cmdr. Timothy White, chaplain for the Eighth Coast Guard District, provides the invocation during a dedication ceremony for a new memorial honoring the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Whi More

BATON ROUGE, La. - Coast Guardsmen from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge, La., prepare to unveil a new memorial honoring the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter White Alder during a dedication ceremon More

BATON ROUGE, La. - Coast Guardsmen from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge, La. unveil a new memorial dedicated to the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter White Alder, Dec. 7, 2009, during a dedication More

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Navy Cmdr. Timothy White, chaplain for the Eighth Coast Guard District, baptizes Alexandra S. Foster-Fornoff, of Lafayette, La., from water held in Coast Guard Cutter Pamlico's ships bell. Fo More

A great egret protects her young in Shangr La’s bird blind on Ruby Lake in Orange, Texas.

NEW ORLEANS - Members of the Eighth Coast Guard District regional color guard present the American Flag while the Middle Tennessee State University marching band, Band of Blues, plays the national anthem at the More

NEW ORLEANS - Members of the Eighth Coast Guard District regional color guard present the American Flag while the Middle Tennessee State University marching band, Band of Blues, plays the national anthem at the More

NEW ORLEANS - Fireman Lantz Bowman (left)and Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Smith (right), members of Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Morgan City, build bicycles for the Toys for Tots at the unit's boathouse, De More

Imagine this scene with large ships being outfitted for trading voyages, instead of the lines of pleasure boats.

Today, La Rochelle's harbor front hosts restaurants and hotels.

NEW ORLEANS - Fireman Lantz Bowman (left) and Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Smith (right), members of Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Morgan City, build bicycles for the Toys for Tots at the unit's boathouse, D More

Today La Rochelle is a popular French vacation destination.