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New Orleans Braces for Katrina

Residents head for shelter as storm nears

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• Aug. 27: Two men work to secure a tree in the central business district across the street from the Superdome.
• Aug. 27: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, left, Councilman Oliver Thomas and Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco address reporters.
• Aug. 27: After waiting in a long line, Danny Lawless fuels up his car in New Orleans in preparation for Hurricane Katrina.
• Aug. 28: Interstate-10 westbound out of New Orleans is jammed with traffic as residents evacuate ahead of Hurricane Katrina.
• Aug. 28: Aaron Lamarca, 7, helps secure his family's restaurant as Hurricane Katrina approaches the Gulf Coast..
• Aug. 28: Scott Kroehle, left, and John Witherspoon board up one of the many majestic Garden District homes in New Orleans.
• Aug. 28: Will Horswood continues to board up his bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
• Aug. 28: An Irish racing boat is carried to safety in a bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
• Aug. 28: Ambulances carrying special needs patients are escorted to the Louisiana Superdome.
• Aug. 28: Vehicles leave New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina approaches.
• Aug. 28: Thousands of displaced residents seek shelter in New Orleans' Superdome.
• Aug. 28: National Guardsmen hand out ready-to-eat meals to refugees in the Louisiana Superdome.