Two Perceptions of New Orleans Looting Some members of the media were guilty of racial profiling in their reporting of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Compare the original caption for the photo on the left (“A young man walks through chest-deep floodwater after looting a grocery store in New Orleans”) with the one on the right (“Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store after Hurricane Katrina came through the area in New Orleans”). Racial identity appears to be the only distinction between who was “looting” and who was “finding.” left: AP Photo/Dave Martin; right: Chris Graythen/Getty Images