Gov. Tate Reeves proclaimed Aug. 29 as Hurricane Katrina Remembrance Day. The commemoration serves to honor both the survivors and the lives lost during the fatal storm that devastated the Gulf Coast ...

NEW ORLEANS — It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. The disaster is remembered not just for its winds, but for the crushing surge of water that ...

Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Mississippi House Speaker Billy McCoy toured the devastated coastal areas, meeting with residents and fellow legislators. McCoy assessed the damage and sought ways ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Katrina made its devastating landfall along the Gulf Coast two decades ago, wreaking havoc on Louisiana and neighboring state likes Mississippi. The storm was one of the most ...

Video above: A preview from Hearst Television sister station 16 WAPT of their upcoming special, Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years Later. Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Gulfport’s First United Methodist Church was filled with song and remembrance of Hurricane Katrina. While it’s easy to remember the amount of devastation the Coast went ...

GULFPORT, Miss. – Today marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made its second ...

South Mississippi marked Katrina's 20th anniversary with reflection and music. Leaders praised volunteer aid, recovery coordination, and Gulf Coast rebuilding. Officials stressed storm readiness, ...

GULFPORT, Miss. — Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes questions how anyone wouldn’t want to live there. “People are always going to ...

GULFPORT, Miss. -- Like other Gulf Coast cities after 2005's Hurricane Katrina, Gulfport required residents to build at higher elevations and enforced a stronger building code. But most residents near ...