New Orleaners in Hands Across the Sand hold hands for 15 minutes by the Mississippi River levee Participants in Hands Across the Sand in New Orleans, May 2013. Submissions from a Hand Across the Sand-themed poster contest for New Orleans K-12 students New Orleans locals in Hands Across the Sand unite along the Mississippi River levee at the Andry Street Wharf New Orleans locals Hands Across the Sand unite along the Mississippi River levee at the Andy Street Wharf At a Hands Across the Sand event in New Orleans, May 2013. A girl shows off a poster in a Hands Across the Sand event in New Orleans, May 2013. New Orleaners in the city's Hands Across the Sand event hold up signs. An aerial view of participants in Hands Across the Sand in New Orleans A solar trailer provides energy to food trucks New Orleaners in Hands Across the Sand hold hands for 15 minutes by the Mississippi River levee A father holds hands with his daughter in Hands Across the Sand in New Orleans An aerial view of Hands Across the Sand in New Orleans Bayou St. John - 2014 Tina Tambourine - 2014 Uniting for a clean energy future- 2014 The wave! - 2014 IMG_1272 - 2014 #JoinHandsNOLA - 2014 Joining hands.  And paws... - 2014