As Herb Ennis moved through the wreckage, he found an older man searching for his wife.
The couple had climbed into their attic, holding hands, as floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina rose around them. Then the water surged through.
“He hadn’t seen her since,” Ennis said. “But he had one of her shoes. He showed it to us and said, ‘These are what she had on.’ ”…