Bare slabs and debris are shown in Waveland, Miss. Many residents are still waiting for insurance claims to be resolved nine months after Hurricane Katrina.

A look at those parts of the Gulf Coast devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Nearly a year later, the damage remains heartbreaking. And the consistent message from people there to residents of Galveston County — if a big storm comes this way, leave.

Katrina victims grapple with insurers
BILOXI, MISS. — Insurance policies try to make distinctions between wind and water, but Hurricane Katrina did not.
June 11, 2006 - News - By Marty Schladen

Casinos fuel Mississippi’s comeback
BILOXI, MISS. — Biloxi’s recovery from Katrina will be slow, but unlike some other communities, it’s undeniable.
June 04, 2006 - News - By Marty Schladen

For Mississippi, a long road ahead
BILOXI, MISS. — A new Hurricane season opens Thursday, but on the Mississippi Coast people are still mired in the last.
May 28, 2006 - News - By Marty Schladen

Katrina’s surge made the storm a terror
BILOXI, MISS. — Nine months after Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters receded, mountains of debris still bear witness to its visit.
May 24, 2006 - News - By Marty Schladen

Months after Katrina, family still in limbo
SAN LEON — On the eve of a new hurricane season, Dean Huettmann is still trying to pick up the pieces from the last one.
May 24, 2006 - Hurricane - By Kelly Hawes

Katrina toll continues to rise
NEW ORLEANS — With a new storm season about to begin, New Orleans is still looking for bodies of those killed during the last.
May 14, 2006 - News - By Marty Schladen

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