This is a photo of the New Orleanians, singing and playing the autoharp and guitar, in front of a sign that reads "TO BE HOMELESS IS NOT A CRIME" during a December 21 rally protesting New Orleans' laws that prohibit sleeping on public property, thereby making it illegal to be homeless.

This is a photo of pediatric nurse Alice Drefcheirski (right) with patients of the Teche Action Clinic in Franklin, La. MCC U. S. volunteers also work at the clinic.

This is a photo of (left to right): Bill Chambers talking with student Mammie Jones on the front porch of her house.

A group poses for a photo in front of a cafe while at Native Assembly in Louisiana. Front row: Arlyn Friesen-Epp (wearing blue shorts and a camera), Henry Neufeld (right of Friesen-Epp, wearing hat and camera).

This is a photo of (left to right): Henry Benjamin and Jake Klassen.

This is a photo of Jim Logan, researcher for Southern Mutual Help Association, reviewing his current survey with Sister Anne Catherine Bizalion, head of SMHA.

This is a photo of Linda Schmidt, director of Bread for the World's New Orleans chapter and MCC U. S. volunteer, speaking at Solidarity Day rally. There is a man holding a megaphone for her.

This is a photo of (left to right): Mabel Wilson of New Orleans, president of the Prisoners' Families Association, her daughter Katrina and Melita Rempel. Rempel is an MCC U. S. volunteer working with the Louisiana Coalition on Jails and Prisons.

This is a photo of Shari Miller with a boy named Jack looking at pepper plants. Community activities like a children's vegetable garden are helping two MCC U. S. volunteers in Alexandria, La., develop the trust necessary for research into the history of the Clifton Choctow.

This is a photo of (left to right): Antoine Billiot, a Houma craftsman, and Andrew Sawatzky exhibiting woven palmetto items at the Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans.

This is a photo of volunteer Miriam Rich talking with Mr. Louis Tyler, 91, of Alexandria, La., about the history of the Clifton Choctow Indian tribe as part of MCC U. S. sponsored research.

This is a photo of MCCer Dee Cole sitting among a prisoners' families support group.