A Louisiana National Guardsman and local officials load HESCO barriers onto a light medium tactical vehicle to be used for building a 12,550-foot long levee on Avoca Island in St. Mary Parish in advance of expected river flooding in Morgan City, La., Jan. 8, 2016. The Louisiana National Guard mobilized more than 250 personnel in an effort to build protective barriers against the approaching flood waters and to patrol levees. Louisiana Army National Guard photo by Spc. Garrett Dipuma