joe hu/town crier

New Orleans residents (clockwise from left) Lois and Herman Alugas, son Gregory and mother Ernestine Tyler make their way into the Residence Inn on El Camino Real in Los Altos. The family arrived in Los Altos Thursday with just the clothes on their backs after losing all their possessions in the flood caused by Hurricane Katrina. Residence Inn sales manager Lou Fazo receives thanks from Ernestine Tyler, above right. The hotel chain is donating 14 days of accommodations to the displaced family.