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Plaquemines Parish Land Superintendent Blair G. Rittiner and Louisiana Air National Guard Staff Sgts. Justin T. Barquet and Gene Monteilh, 159th Fighter Wing, place sandbags on a levee that protects Highway 23, which serves as the main road in Plaquemines Parish, Sept. 11, 2008.

LEVEE SANDBAGS

Plaquemines Parish Land Superintendent Blair G. Rittiner and Louisiana Air National Guard Staff Sgts. Justin T. Barquet and Gene Monteilh, 159th Fighter Wing, place sandbags on a levee that protects Highway 23, which serves as the main road in Plaquemines Parish, Sept. 11, 2008.

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