President Bush talks with firefighter Gary Garwood of Pleasantview, Ill., and Louie, who was rescued by Garwood, a first-responder in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, and renamed for the state of Louisiana. The exchange came as the President visited a base camp in Algiers, La., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, during his return to the Gulf Coast. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush flies over the hurricane ravaged neighborhoods of New Orleans, La., in Marine One, Monday, Sept. 12, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush tours a hurricane ravaged neighborhood of New Orleans, La., from the back of a truck with Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Mayor C. Ray Nagin, Monday, Sept. 12, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush tours a hurricane ravaged neighborhood in New Orleans, La., from the back of a truck with state and local officials, Monday, Sept. 12, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush, joined by New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, is given a briefing by U.S. Army Lt. General Russel L. Honore and U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen, Monday, Sept. 12, 2005 at the operations center in New Orleans, La. White House photo by Paul Morse