Biloxi, Mississippi 3 Years After Katrina

Biloxi and the whole Gulf coast of Mississippi were really hit hard by Katrina and are still in the process of rebuilding almost 3 years later. We stayed in one of the rebuilt hotel/casinos on the Gulf (we had an excellent 10th floor corner room overlooking the water). Our hotel had water up to the 3rd floor after the storm and it was one of the lucky ones. The pictures above are rather depressing, but that's what happened to the little guys (no big money behind them). The 3rd pic is of a rescue station that's still standing and still operational (I think). The 4th photo was taken from our balcony, that's the new bridge built since Katrina on the right, the remains of the old one on the left. The last photo is a close-up of that ruined bridge. Those are huge slabs of concrete just broken in half - uubelievable. The whole area is in various states of renovation: lots of new buildings, some in the process, and others just abandoned. The local people we spoke to seem to have a positive attitude and don't expect another storm of that magnitude. The people who were able to rebuild are intent on staying there.