JFIFHH&File written by Adobe Photoshop 4.0Photoshop 3.08BIM FI/COTTON LASOUWEA 1852253  ARCHIVE  STAFF (LPHOTO TAKEN TUESDAY, SEPT. 24, 2002; BEFORE IDIORE HIT THE GULF COAST STATES720020924< 002200-0500P JULIE BENNETTUMBRZ ALEXANDRIA_LAdUSAe United StatesgWP0405130346513611i'COTTON PICKING BEFORE HURRICANE ISADOREnAPs THE TOWN TALKxCotton pickers work under stormy skies Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at Joe and Jack Marien's cotton farm in Alexandria, La. Many farmers rushed to pick and bale as much as possible before Tropical Storm Isidore hit the area. Tropical Storm Isidore couldn't have struck at a worse time for many cotton growers who were trying to harvest a crop described by growers as only average after struggling with a three-year drought. 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