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<B>COOLING OFF:</B> Elda Matherne, right, and friend Bridget Smith dip their feet in floodwater in front of Matherne's home in Barataria, La., south of New Orleans. Water was 2 feet deep in many houses in Jefferson Parish, and much of the region remained without power.

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( Genaro Molina / LAT / September 27, 2005 )

COOLING OFF: Elda Matherne, right, and friend Bridget Smith dip their feet in floodwater in front of Matherne's home in Barataria, La., south of New Orleans. Water was 2 feet deep in many houses in Jefferson Parish, and much of the region remained without power.

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