New Orleans - Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Burnett, a reservist at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, observers high water conditions along the Mississippi River, May 15, 2011. Every day Sector New Orleans dispatches teams comprised of pollution investigators, waterfront facilities inspectors, and waterways management representatives, to patrol the banks of the Mississippi River and identify and report all potential public safety, environmental, and navigation hazards. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Lt Brian Sattler.