A dog is taken out of a cage after being rescued Wednesday
Kim Little dowses his head in water to keep cool after rescuing pets uptown

After days of nearly sleepless nights guarding his neighborhood in Algiers, New Orleanian Vinnie Pervel gets some rest. Pervel and neighbors have heard gunfire throughout their neighborhood and built up an arsenal donated by out-of-town neighbors

After staying up protecting their neighborhood from looters, Algier's Point resident Gareth Stubbs gets some sleep next to an arsenal of guns. The men slept outdoors on a balcony and heard gunfire on their streets every night following the storm.

Repair work on the Inner Navigation Harbor Canal levee is shown in this aerial view Wednesday in New Orleans.