Walter Blakesley (L) loads up the truck while his father, Buddy (L), holds onto his oxygen tank and son Andrew, 11 years-old, takes care of the family cat "Alley" as their family finishes packing up their belonging on Iberville St In New Orleans to evacuate to "points north" ahead of Hurricane Gustav August 31, 2008. (Mark Wallheiser/TallahasseeStock.com)