© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Aspen High School freshman Austin Owen, 14, carries two rescued puppies as she leads other students from an abandoned house. Pearlington resident Sam Bailey leads an effort to rescue animals affected by Hurricane Katrina.
© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Charles B. Murphy Elementary kindergartner Ashanti Lee, 5, works on a class assignment at the school's temporary location in Kiln nearly 20 miles from Pearlington. With time in class and time spent on the bus, the students are away from home more than 10 hours each day.
© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography With the town's main post office destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, postal worker Clinton Smith delivers the mail to a temporary location. "I'm just a custodian," he says, "but I have to deliver the mail becuase nobody else wants to."