Police Officer Kevin Judice: Eight Days in New Orleans

Fresh Air

Published September 16, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

Kevin Judice is a lieutenant in the Narcotics Division of the New Iberia, La., police department. He spent eight days rescuing people in New Orleans.

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