There is an uplifting bit of news here: some people seem to rise to their best as the situation devolves into the worst.
They're out in force, patrolling in jon boats, motorboats and even canoes through south Louisiana's new, flood-made waterways, saving cats, dogs and people.
They're known as the "Cajun Navy," and in recent days they've become possibly the nation's most important neighborhood watch.
Troy Green, from Ascension Parish just south of Baton Rouge, loaded up his boat after hearing the Cajun Navy needed a few good sailors.
He drove to East Baton Rouge Parish where the National Guard had a staging area.
"I am here to help," he said. "Where do you need me?"
They paired him with a local man and the two spent a full day pulling people -- at least two of them in wheelchairs -- out of flooded houses.
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