Hurricane Katrina Aftermath Biloxi, Mississippi

[kitcarbone]

Thank you 4 this video, I was 1 of the many that didn't evacuate but thankfully lived thru the destruction of Katrina. It's frustrating to me that so many people assume I lived in New Orleans when I say I was in Katrina, most say "oh mississippi got hit hard 2?" then I tell my story (I lived in Diamondhead) & the hell we went thru when we saw the storm surge coming but could do nothing about it & the aftermath we faced when we were on day 5 with no food/water. Most thank me for educating them.

[Spic173]

A man swims into a bar...

Bartender says "hey, whats with the turd on your head?"

The guy says, "Hell, that's no turd, its a Republican CARE Package!"

[1946bonbon]

we just came back from vacation on the gulf coast. i still cant believe what is not therel]. GOD BLESS YOU ALL ON THE GULF COAST. I'M FROM SOUTH FLA SO I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE. we sure enjoyed the sea food / even after the oil spill. GOD BLESS TO YA:LL

[hollym1983]

I remember driving by Treasure Bay out in the middle of 90. All the devastation. A normal route taking a good 10 minutes took hours. Not one lick of breeze anywhere. No power. People rushing places because of word on gas and then finding out it was just rumor. It sucked. It sucked real bad. Thank you for this footage. The gulf coast still stands strong today and always will. We came together. And that is what matters.

[jaynies1]

as a brit biloxi was never even mentioned on the news....goes to show how much we dont get shown

[indnbeaut]

I lived on Myretle Street in Biloxi and was surrounded on 3 sides by water. I lost everything I owned. Mississippi took the direst hit, New Orleans went under water because of the levees.  Haley Barber didn't exactly help get MS the attention it needed but then he is Bush's buddy. He was also the genius that sent away the floating hospital from Pascagoula, when our own hospitals went down., citing that it was illegal. Like the hurting and injured people would give a shit about that! HB -POS

[gray73]

@indnbeaut I will never understand why the people on the coast never attempted to force that fat pig out of office. Many Mississippians from the rest of the state would have joined you.

[outspoken55]

Thank you very much for posting this video! The music was definitely appropriate and something to make all of us think about how fragile life can be sometimes.

[takeoutdeliveryboy]

I just drove down 90, for the first time ever. I'm horrified. 4 years later, the devastation 4 blocks in is total. The beachfront was erased all the way from Gulfport to Biloxi. I can imagine the pain and sorrow of residents who have lost all their history and beautiful old landmarks. It's amazing that the press never covered this! The gulf suffered way more than New Orleans. They were erased...so many foundations and steps to nothing, remind me of graveyards and skeletons. My prayers to all.

[Encephalitisify]

@takeoutdeliveryboy Biloxi has a history older than new orleans. Ocean springs was the first established city of lousianna, and Biloxi had been the capital.

[crclog]

Thank you, for showing our story. The forgotten ones... Mississippi Gulf Coast

[coastchulo]

love that people are showin us love finally

[verathewaitress]

Biloxi will come alive again. It will take time, but it will be fabulous.

[newciv1]

Agreed. The spirit the people showed down there was amazing. I can't wait to see what it'll be like five years from now.

[newciv1]

As the fourth anniversary nears, I constantly think about Hurricane Katrina and the day it devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I remember going to the hurricane shelter Sunday night before the storm. When we emerged on Wednesday morning, we all found out our houses were gone and no supplies were available. I still love the Biloxi area and my heart breaks to think of what happened there. Thank you for this compelling video.

[ILockert]

Im glad the media left us alone here. It allowed us to get to work and get back to as normal as we could get. Its nice when the Media isn't following you form call to call just to get that footage of someone after the storm. I personally told a few reports to back off and get out of my way while pulling up to the hospitals.

[RoCkStArMoM77]

This still makes me sad...even after 4 yrs. I lived on the AL gulf coast, and although my house was spared, I drove thru parts of Biloxi, Bay St. Louis, Ocean Springs, Waveland 4 months after Katrina hit & it was still devastating. Steps leading to no where STILL haunt me. Thanks for the video.

[markk1mc1]

In Biloxi, or the Ms. coast,You didn't see videos of people stealing flat screen tv;s or shooting at police,,or people hijacking the boats of people trying to rescue them.

[markk1mc1]

My Name Is Mark Mcmullin. I grew up in Biloxi,off Popp's ferry road, in Holly Hills. I used to fish on the rock pile by Treasure Bay Casino. recognize the place. I fished for Reds and specks, and Flounder berfore they had gambling!! I miss Biloxi,,And I love Biloxi! Biloxi suffered more then N.O. in My Opinion. Yet N.O. gets all the attention. It's because they are all Black?? Looking for handouts,,,,,,,,,They should be ashamed,,,,,,They are using the "Race Card",,That's my Opinion,,,,

[kati3kay101]

i know MS biloxi got hit hard but it doesnt give you the right to be racist

[fayriebliss]

I live in Biloxi and came home to a slab of concrete where my house used to be. I appreciate this video and every other that shows the realization that Katrina hit Biloxi rather than New Orleans. The eye of the storm actually came closer to Biloxi than New Orleans... Biloxi will never be the same and it is upsetting. Thank you for this video though. ^^

[gulfcoastbella]

ya know, even though a relationship has been over a while---when love was ALL we could talk about---you's THINK Chuck B. would at least have cared if I was alive(I live one mile from the beach, lost everything). Funny how "love" simply forgets...whatever. Vik

[ereyes28]

not everyone forgets. i still cry when i see the footage. I am from Houston, i worked my ass for for days as a volunteer and it still makes me cry when i think of the stories i was told by those arriving at the Astrodome

we havent all forgotten

[kati3kay101]

ereyes thank you for working so hard i was born there and i appreciate it alot!

[wrede1991]

i was there this summer on a missions trip it is shocking how bad it still is

[jacobBjHS]

lol it not that bad anymore MS just uses katrina kinda for publicity yes i live on waterfront Biloxi,MS we got slight water damage

[kati3kay101]

listen to me u dont know ok??

[jacobBjHS]

ya i do know yea it was terrible at first and i know its still causing very few(*) people to struggle but its four years later... move on! and for people that gave me thumbs down screw u!

[jacobBjHS]

ps yea i worked my ass off after storm and i was pretty pised after new orleans got most publicity when the only reason they got alot of damage was because of levees broke

[Jbailey57]

We lost our home in Katrina...it's nice to see someone remembering Mississippi instead of New Orleans..they had a lot of problems with Katrina, but the Gulf Coast of MS was almost completely destroyed.  Thanks for remembering MS!!!

[GIMomma2003]

AMEN! I'm SOOOOO sick of hearing about New Orleans!  Yes, they had major destruction (I lived there, have friends and family there and I'm SORRY about New Orleans, I truly am). However, Mississippi and Alabama got hit hard, as well! Ya EVER hear about Bayou la Batre? Nope. JUST New Orleans!

[hannahbiloxi]

ugh.

i really dont want to deal with another storm..

my house flooded in katrina and i dont want see anymore devastation...

[jbmix]

I have lived there for two years, for the construction of the imperial palace, I was in charge of drywall works for briscoe drywall co. I hope all the people works for me in that time be fine your friend juan.

[xmiszbianca]

I live in Gulfport, Ms & Now we have to worry about this Hurricane Gustav thats supposed to hit here.

:(

[RockstarKristan]

I have lived in biloxi for the 14 years of my life and I was 11 when this strom hit. My uncle stayed home when we all left, I was so scared that I thought he was dead, but thanks to god's watching hands he was saved. South Mississippi got the worst of this storm and we are working hard to become strong again. I know that our home on the mississippi gulf coast we be better then it was before and that was will never left a storm get out spirts down ever again, because we will be strong.

[fandepolaco]

I love Biloxi. I used to go there every summer for vacation for the past 5 years before the tragedy ocurred. Everyone I met was very friendly.

[kkgirl300]

this breaks my heart

[MysticDragon247]

*cries tears of pain* god...my hometown....the place i loved all my memories and best friends....gone

i lived in Biloxi, MS for five years...but then since im in a military family i had to move to GA....i ..i wish i could have been there with my friends...to suffer like they did...to be there as that demon swept away my memories...*cries harder*...why ...why did it have to be them!!!! ALL I COULD DO WAS STAND IN GA AND WATCH MY HOMETOWN GET DESTROYED :'( D'X

[spydermonki07]

no one understands it till you live it and see it every day

[dragonfaner]

i live here my entire life it sad seeing it get blow away but it getting better now

[cassiecp09]

i'm from laurel,ms which is about 2 hours north of pass christian. all my family lives there and said it was horrible. my uncle actually found a dead body. even us 2 hours north were destroyed as in my house was completely destroyed. im in a brand new house and im so proud of mississippi for the way we have come together

[m333tt]

this breaks my gulf coast lovin heart! i grew up in the ocean springs, biloxi, diberville area, and i just cant believe it! my grandparents live in Diverville, and the water came 2 houses away from theirs! but i know this beautiful place will be back and running! if we can handle camille and now katrina, we can handle anything!

[garycalgary]

i am from Canada and ENRAGED at the lack of help the people never seemed to receive. Some couldn't afford to leave.

i've never been to New Orleans or even Mississippi.

I watched the hurricane on television the night before and like a few others i had seen I assumed there would be a little damage.

I am white and I agree with Kanye West-- George W, Bush doesn't care about black people.

[JaydaNicole1]

I am from Gulfport which was also hit very hard by Katrina..I worked for FEMA after the storm. Try cleaning bodies out of inground pools and seeing dead children...that is what devastation is.

[TheGNAA]

Sux to be these Biloxi residents xD

[pmstaten]

i was born and raised in biloxi ms hurricane katrina has ruined our city it used to be so beautiful driving down hwy 90 at night it will never be the same again.. but we will come up again u can beleive that..

[greatmuta1]

Biloxi and the Gulf Coast became an after thought after the media focused on all of the chaos happening in New Orleans. I work and live in Biloxi and I am still amazed when people visit from all parts of the country and can't believe the destruction that happened.I think the reason that is because N.O. got all of the attention in the media and continues to. Biloxi and the G.C. may not have the history of N.O. or character but we matter!

[giftedvision]

I didn't mean to put a thumbs down I touched the wrong one .. you indeed do matter !! My church along with 4 other represented went to MS last October ..we are devasted that the conditions are still sooo very bad but the world doesn't know that they just move onto the next story headliner but you all will be forever in my heart and prayers !!!!

[lunnacy]

@greatmuta1 me to new orleans wasnt shit compared to biloxis damage

[kyo221]

dont diss n.o but mississippi u guys r doing better than n.o u know why cause u didnt wait for fuckin fema i hope new orleans people see my comment u need to find a way

[southernboy19135]

Im was in that storm. It was THE worst thing i have EVER been through. The smells of mold and death was horrible! I lived in biloxi for a REALLY long time and we were in long beach/pass christian (which got hit harder than biloxi) and there was bodies and shit everywhere. It was horrible. I'll never forget what i saw when we first opened the door after the storm ended. And the smells. But mississippians are strong and we will rebuild. I miss and love that town SO much!!

[catduke3]

I notice this video seems to be mainly of the casino barges blown inland, really shows no devistation as compared to what I SAW there.

[alibass44]

The large boat like buildings are casinos. The gaming laws in MS required them to be over water. Now they can be on land, within a certain distance from the water.

Also, keep in mind that the MS Gulf Coast is not like a lot of coastal areas where only the ultra-affluent live near the water. There were many affordable rental properties near the coastline that people rented because the properties were near the bus lines.

[Fragshack]

What are those, large boat like buildings, are they built like that to withstand flooding? or are they actually boats washed up onto the land?

[Biloxi13]

I think this video obviously sheds some light on just how serious the damage is compared to New Orleans. This is my hometown, and it makes me tear up everytime. Thanks for showing this video.

[ILoveVtecs]

so devastating! its crazy, i used to live in biloxi mississippi as a child. thank god me and my parents moved.

[TexarkanaBraveheart]

I personally thinks its stupid to rebuild in aplace thats gonna eventually be destroyed again.but we are head headed.and thier gonna continue to be heartache,everytime shit like this happens

[jhoff11]

Then why do we keep overbuilding Florida?

[TexarkanaBraveheart]

I dont know why florida keeps getting overbuilt,maybe it's because because people are hard headed.and refuse to use common sense

[ajgtagg]

if your house burns down, DO NOT REBUILD THERE! After all another fire could show up.... Think! Before you say those things that so many non-thinkers have said for the past two years. Should they close down California? What about tornadoes? Geez you people are so short-sighted! I have been through every storm since Audry in 1957! We get on just fine. Everybody is not New Orleans! We fix our own here in Mississippi! You stay right there in tornado alley (Arkansas) DUH?

[ajgtagg]

if your house burns down, DO NOT REBUILD THERE! After all another fire could show up.... Think! Before you say those things that so many non-thinkers have said for the past two years. Should they close down California? What about tornadoes? Geez you people are so short-sighted! I have been through every storm since Audry in 1957! We get on just fine. Everybody is not New Orleans! You stay right there in tornado alley (Arkansas) DUH?

[ajgtagg]

The two previous posts were for TexarkanaBraveheart...I was trying to reply directly to them....

[TexarkanaBraveheart]

ACTUALLY I dont live in Arkansas,im a Texan.I live on the border with Arkansas, trust me thier is a difference.and yeah I can see your point.and even though it says that I made these comments 1 month ago ,it was more like 2. who hell knows what I was thinking

[seamusdog420]

not the same as building under sea level all those other disasters COULD affect you but u cant fight water it will be where it belongs regardless of what we do

[ajgtagg]

However, the last time any significant flooding occured in New Orleans was 1964 with Hurricane Betsy. In fact New Orleans was not damaged by Katrina! They were parying in the streets in celebrations of dodging Katrina that night (Sept 29, 2005). They were in fact the victims of 50 years of corrupt polititians including the inept Nagin administration, who chose NOT to use the money they were given for levy improvements. Then blame Bush! (What a bunch of morons the "blame-Bush" crowd are).

[nannasc]

You are right on with your comments! Money was given to NO for levees but was used for other things. So, when the levees break, who do they blame? The very government which gave them money to fix it - yet they chose not to. It is unbelievable to me that Nagin still has a job - he has got to be totally useless.

[ajgtagg]

As for the Mississippi Coast, you couldn't drag me away! We are above sea level and are more than willing to live with the idea that an occasional storm will come as other disasters do any place else. We always rebuild and live on, just like tornado alley, California earthquakes, fires and mudslides, Ohio River flooding, any river flooding, snow storms (you can't stop those...can you?), House fires, just to name a few reasons NOT to live elsewhere.

[droolingman]

any one who thinks we are scum for still living on the gulf coast after all these hurricanes can fucken kiss my ass k? us being down here after all of it just shows we have that strong of a will to stay survive and recovery IN OUR HOME

[CJSchulz8]

ClickMyNamee i lived in St. Bernard i feel your pain

[CJSchulz8]

ClickMyNamee i here you i lived in St. Bernard too i lost everything

[censsippi]

wonder y N.O. got all the attention? they got flood damage. our coastal cities were virtually wiped off the map.

[HurricaneChaseExtrem]

UPDATE 10/08/2007 >> From Hurricane Ian: We are in the process of remastering all of our videos from the origional video tapes. Please check back as we will be updating these videos between October and December 2007. This should fix the blur problem.

[mtedora]

just too too weird; that strip was such an everyday wonder i always took for granted.

[bizainc]

i moved to north carolina too....i'm resently moved to alabama..so i'm comin back....slowly but surely

[biloxiguh]

i waz in diz im itz sad 2 vision diz agaiin

[CIickMyNamee]

new orleans didnt get the worst of the storm.. i live in St.Bernard/plaquamans everyone got water anywhere from 6to 18 feet of water.. i got 13 feet... new orleans hat the left side of the storm.. which is the better side..

[shippo53]

very touching will always remember this

[Shumz04]

I'm from the gulf coast we are still recovering. Casinos have built back along with that many condo developments have gone up. I give it another 5 years to be back to normal

[Spargelpfluecker]

wha happens now? heard that half of the inhabitants are gone... will the city recover?

[puppychick08]

The coast is coming back. The Hard Rock just opened yesterday. They're coming along with the Biloxi/Ocean Springs Bridge n the Bay St. Louis one too. They got a few lanes open on the Bay St. Louis one. They have alot of casinos open too. I live in Gautier.

[booger31396]

we had lived in ocean springs

[booger31396]

we rode it out and now we are in north carolina

[laxphil22]

i was in diberville mississippi and it was not that bad cause it was last easter and it was really moveing

[bangfiz]

The Federal Govt has totally failed the folks othe Biloxi/Gulfport/Gulf Coast region. Thanks for sharing this.

[bigB141]

I live not far from Biloxi and I'm glad someone else is focusing on us instead of New Orleans!

[evilnessisnumber1]

....oh my god