New Orleans Recreation Department director Lester J. Lautenschlaeger Sr. and trucking executive Robert L. "Red" Hardie learned a lot of things over the weekend during a harrowing 27 hour ordeal in Bayou Biloxi. "First of all," said Lautenschlaeger, relaxing Sunday afternoon at his home, "we learned that a Coast Guard helicopter can be the most beautiful sight in the world. It was to us around noon today." Robert L. "Red" Hardie, Glad to be home

Photo is dated 1964.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.