National Guardsmen Keith Sykes (l.) and Shawn Cholera prepare a levee on May 15 off of Lake Palourde Road in Amelia, La. Sykes and Cholera, together with the 205th engineering battalion, out of Bogalusa, La. have been in the area since May 11 preparing for the impending flooding.
PHOTO: Julia Rendleman/The Houma Courier/AP
