A Special Report Editorial We Need Faith and Answers. By Scott Jordan
Cries for Help At makeshift medical facilities in Louis Armstrong International Airport and a Causeway Boulevard staging center, medics and patients plead for assistance. By Leslie Turk
Keeping an Open Line As communication systems broke down in the aftermath of Katrina, the media and government scrambled to keep everyone informed and in touch ' with mixed results. By Jeremy Alford
Shelter from the Storm The Cajundome is now home to those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. By R. Reese Fuller
A New Lesson Plan Lafayette Parish School System registers the children of Hurricane Katrina evacuees. By Nathan Stubbs
The Volunteer Effort Acadiana mobilizes to aid Hurricane Katrina evacuees. By Erin Zaunbrecher
A Doctor's Story New Orleans doctor and evacuee Peter Reynaud wants to help, but even volunteering can be difficult. By Mary Tutwiler
No Room at The Inn The Pape family of Avondale claims they were evicted from Lafayette's Ramada Inn. By R. Reese Fuller
Voices from the Storm Quotes from a week of hell By The Independent Staff
Wake of the Flood Photos by Scott Saltzman
Search and Rescue A father and son set out for New Orleans, along with hundreds of Acadiana residents, to assist in the search and rescue efforts in New Orleans. By R. Reese Fuller
Submerged By Michael Tisserand
News Brief Housing Situation 'Unprecedented' By Nathan Stubbs
Snake Oil By Greg Peters
Band Together Local musicians and groups throw benefit concerts for the Red Cross. By Erin Zaunbrecher