AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE KATRINA, LOUISIANA

Nate Scott an employee of Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World inspects some of the many sculptures and floats in Mardi Gras World's warehouse, Sept. 18, 2005. Mardi Gras World, located in Algiers, contains about 95 percent of the floats that comprise the heart of the Mardi Gras. City official hope that the city will be able to hold it's annual festival next February despite the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina, which hit the city on August 29. (UPI Photo/ A.J. Sisco)