A young African American child holds the hand of an elderly white woman in a wheelchair.

Long Description: Tanisha Blevin, 5, holds the hand of fellow Hurricane Katrina victim Nita LaGarde, 105, as they are evacuated from the Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005.

Child holding the hand of an elderly woman in a wheelchair.

Long Description: Tanisha Blevin, 5, holds the hand of fellow Hurricane Katrina victim Nita LaGarde, 105, as they are evacuated from the Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005.

Tanisha Blevin, 5, holds the hand of fellow Hurricane Katrina victim Nita LaGarde, 105, as they are evacuated from the Convention Center in New Orleans, La., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005. Hundreds of people waited several days to be evacuated (AP Photo/Eric Gay )