Atchafalaya Basin at sunset.

Atchafalaya Basin - Weakened bald cypress trees.

An oil platform abandoned in Atchafalaya Basin.

Atchafalaya Basin - Bald cypress trees.

Birmingham Business Journal - A sign left by survivors of the April 27, 2011 tornado that devastated portions of Tuscaloosa.

Birmingham Business Journal - April 11, 2011 tornado that ripped through the National Guard.

Birmingham Business Journal/BBJ.com - The 2011 tornado devastated portions of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Ala. It was one of the 355 tornadoes in the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak, the largest tornado outbreak in U.S. history.

Birmingham Business Journal/BBJ.com - Lamar sign workers removing remains of a billboard after the 2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado devastated portions of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Ala. on April 27, 2011.

Birmingham Business Journal/BBJ.com Rosedale Court, an apartment complex, reduced to piles of rubble by the 2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham EF4 tornado that devastated portions of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Ala,, on April 27, 2011.

Birmingham Business Journal / BBJ.com After a tornado demolished nearly everything in its path along McFarland Boulevard, including this Krispy Kreme location, a sign was left saying they'd be back.

Birmingham Business Journal / BBJ.com This apartment complex was gutted by a tornado that ripped through the Tuscaloosa area.

The Tuscaloosa News / AP This Cottondale, Ala., area couple show the area that Meridian Oil flattened for a settling pond despite the couple hoping to build their retirement home there.

The Monroe Journal As features editor, I weekly chose, wrote, shot the photos and designed the feature cover story package for the lifestyle section. This feature was about a local who volunteered to fix the clock in the courthouse in downtown Monroeville.

As part of a craft catalogue I developed for Catholic Charities to help sell Louisiana-made crafts, including moss dolls made by the Dulac Indians.

The Monroe Journal - These two locals in Monroeville, Ala., show a mysterious stone or wheel with markings they found in the area.

The Monroe Journal Cover photos of a cat basking in the sun.

The Monroe Journal Feature page about an experimental farm in Monroeville, Ala.

The Monroe Journal The residents of this house in the Monroeville, Ala., area swore this place was haunted, which could be possible considering it was 100 years old at the time.

The Monroe Journal Paper mill in Monroeville, Ala., area photo for The Monroe Journal.

The Monroe Journal Man sits dazed on what remained of his house in the Monroeville, Ala., after it was struck by a tornado.

The Monroe Journal Photo of EMTs for a feature.

The Houma Daily Courier - Youths working children at a youth event.

The Houma Daily Courier / AP

The Houma Daily Courier - Halloween photo used with ceramic pumpkins.

My niece Jessica learning how to fly a kite.

The Houma Daily Courier - One of my photos for a series about Cajuns remembering Christmas.

The Houma Daily Courier I was en route to another assignment when I saw this little boy in this colorful tube slide.