I am planning on going down to biloxi beach for my honeymoon. I went there a few years before hurricane katrina hit and it was a very nice place to see. I was just wondering if there are attractions back down there and that there would be things to do and see. Please let me know. Thanks. I have tried to do some research but I am not sure if I am looking at different attraction sites that were there before the hurricane or not. Thanks!
No, it is not back to the way it was before Hurricane Katrina. The entire Miss. Gulf Coast was wrecked during Katrina. Many casinos and hotel are again in operation, and the gambling industry is the big draw for south Mississippi. Unless you are planning to spend lots of time gambling, I would plan on going elsewhere, especially for a honeymoon.

Most everything that was within 1/4 to 1/2 mile north of the beach was destroyed by the massive storm surge. The stately homes along the beach highway (U.S. 90) are gone. Very few people have rebuilt. You may want to call the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce or Tourist Office to get more information.

The beaches are fairly clean, but I wouldn’t swim in the water of the Miss. Sound, as it’s very murky looking. You can drive a few hours east into Florida and find a much nicer beach. Even Gulf Shores, Alabama, or Pensacola, Florida would be better for a beach vacation IMO. Just be sure to try to find out ahead how much the oil spill is still affecting these two areas. Not sure how much oil they had wash up in that area, but there *was* some. Try Ft. Walton Beach, FL or Destin.

A certain dumb news channel is claiming that Katrina Kaif is dumb because she has said that Rahul Gandhi is as much half-Indian as she is.

And that dumb news channel is claiming that it is a big controvery and an insult to Rahul Gandhi.

She is reported to have made that comment not in any derogatory way but as a comparison to her own status that she is a British citizen and also an Asian by birth.The stupid Congress sycophants take offence at any mention of Rahul in any manner not to their liking whether they understand the context,meaning etc. or not.
It shows abject slavish mentality.And the media always like to create a controversy and stoke the fire to ensure higher ad revenues over mere bagatelles.
Have a Nice Day.

i dont really understand what it is. like what are the governments and what do they have to do with Hurricane Katrina.

The issue was with the cleanup after Katrina.

The Federal government supposedly only is to do that which the state governments can’t do for themselves, things like defense. No state owns and operates a standing army, for example. The issue with Katrina just was that the storm tended to diminish the state’s capabilities so that a lot of the stuff it could do for itself prior to Katrina, because of the storm it no longer could. THAT is a recipe for bedlam! Where do you draw-the-line? The line always is moving! *shrug*

I am writing an essay about Hurricane Katrina for my US Gov’t class and I have become so confused on the actual "role" that the fed should have played (not what people think they should have done).

Any help?

2 years before katrina the Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for all Federal water projects, asked for $5 M to improve the levees around New orleans, but congress thought it too expensive.

Katrina hit on Sunday night, The US Navy had a ship in port capable of distilling 5,000 gallons of fresh water a day,The following Friday, 5 days later, the Army exchange center in Ft Worth ,Tx received an order to ship 50 truck loads of water and ice to New Orleans but that order was rescinded and the loaded trucks were sent 40 miles away and parked at Texas Motor Speedway..
I never heard if the rails were working but that would have been a good way to move people.
Even after Katrina subsided the govt did virtually nothing, what it did do it did badly.
Over a year after the flood Congress got around to improving the flood system by requiring new homes to be raised 3" from ground level, in the places where the flood was 9" deep.

I am interested in the why and why not factors related to the military support carrying weapons during the katrina relief efforts. I have a debate and was assigned to the "yes" they should have been carrying weapons team.

Why do cops in school carry guns? Or when they are doing traffic? In this case man, the streets were going wild. You COULD say it like a bad thing but they did it to make sure people stay in the right mind. The military is altogether your best friend or worst enemy. Your argument should be this you real professional doesn’t go anywhere without their gear. In this instance, the military travels with their weapons. PLUS and this is true and a big plus man, military can go form one place to any where else with out being able to go back for weapons so make sure you bring that up.

Katrina killed many… but as for those who did survive, have their personalities and attitudes (especially towards other people) changed? If so, how? I’m talking about people from Louisiana (mainly), Florida, and the other affected states.

I would assume that natural disasters bring out feelings and actions in people that they didn’t even know they were capable of both good and bad. Hurricane Katrina was terrible, and it truly did affect the nation.
so yes, some of the survivors probably feel and act different then they did before. Some are probably more grateful for what they have, and some are probably still bitter that it happened to them.

What happens if another huricane comes, and it is just like hurricane katrina? Will it be called hurricane katrina too?

If another hurricane comes then we will have to deal with it.
They all have different names
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How long did the coast guard pilot fly during hurricane Katrina?
Does anybody know how long they are allowed to fly on a average week and how long they flew during Hurricane Katrina?

it is one week.

Since Katrina, can you put yourself in the survivor’s shoes and really show compassion on what these people had to go through? Many people lost loved ones and lost everything! Take a minute and think about it! I can’t wait to see some answers. If you are going to be rude, just do not answer!

I didn’t give a damn about a single victim of Katrina. It was their own fault for not leaving. If they couldn’t afford to leave, too bad. Not everyone is meant to make it to the finish line, period. Sink or swim. No compassion from me.

I had to suffer through Hurricane Isabel in 2003. Did George Bush send FEMA to help us? Did I get any kind of help or assistance? No. George Bush doesn’t care about white people, either, apparently.

Kanye West is one of the main reasons I am of the mindset of "Screw the Katrina ‘victims’." He had to make it about race. I hate weak-minded people who cry because they are black and they think either that the world hates them, or owes them something.

I wish more people had died. Then maybe someone would have something to cry about.

No one cared when my power was out for three weeks, and I was making ramen on a hotplate fueled with propane. Why should I care about these people?

Envy, lick balls. I used a personal reference to prove that I wasn’t just popping off like you are. I have been through a hurricane. You have not. When I went through it, you didn’t see me crying that the government wasn’t there for me.

Pinky, same thing; you haven’t been through a national disaster. I have. I have the actual life experience of a hurricane, so if I want to call the people crying about FEMA not rescuing them fast enough, a bunch of crybaby losers, I will.

I’m looking to find out who represented the views of those who were involved with hurricane katrina? Whether that be the state representative or the district representative for those involved?
Thanks!

Ray Nagin: mayor of New Orleans