Tammy Bailey walks between two cars that settled against her home in Chalmette, La., during Hurricane Katrina. This was the second day that residents were allowed into St. Bernard Parish to check on their homes and collect belongings. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
Tammy Bailey and her daughter, Stacey, recover items from their home in Chalmette, La. Tuesday afternoon. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
Eduardo Hernandez looks for personal belongings in the living room of his house in Chalmette, La. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
A fallen door still welcomes visitors to the home of Eduardo Hernandez in Chalmette, La. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
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A fatigued New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Edwin P. Compass III stands on St. Claude Ave. in the hard-hit 9th Ward. on Saturday. Compass announced his resignation Tuesday. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
Lawrence “Butch” Heller, 49, is dejected after trying to find family belongings in a relative’s home in Chalmette, La. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
Linda Griffiths, 50, wipes the sweat from her brow after trying to find belongings in her mud-filled home in Chalmette, La. “Now I know what I don’t have anymore,” Griffiths said. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
Terry Monaghan looks through the bedroom window of his Chalmette home as he checks on damage. Monaghan’s home was filled with mud, and he was only able to recover a couple of backpacks full of belongings. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
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Ted Keszenheimer carries a box of belongings out of his sister’s home in Chalmette, La., Tuesday afternoon. “Everything in my downstairs is gone,” said Celeste Keszenheimer, who lived in the two story townhouse. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
Linda Griffiths, 50, places a teapot on a silver tray she recovered from her mud-filled home in Chalmette, La., Tuesday afternoon. The tray was presented to her mother from her father on their 25th wedding anniversary. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
Celeste Keszenheimer takes a break from collecting personal belongings in her mud-filled home in Chalmette, La. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
Eduardo Hernandez holds a book of family photos destroyed by water and mud after collecting personal items from his home in Chalmette, La. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
