BLAH BLAH BLOG - THE SOAP BOX: Bay St. Louis, MS - Hurricane Katrina

Monday, March 6

Bay St. Louis, MS - Hurricane Katrina - Photo Essay

Tonight, Kathleen Koch of CNN News who grew up in Bay St. Louis, MS did an extensive documentary on the on-going tragic situation of this small coastal Mississippi community. Hopefully from the link above, you can retreive some of the story. Or, check out some of these video links

I lived in Bay St. Louis from 1992-1996. The wonderful people and businesses of this coastal community were very good to me when I lived there. This town will always be in my heart, and my heart breaks for them today. This was ground zero for Hurricane Katrina, and these people are no better off today than the day of the storm. If you feel inclined to help anyone, please consider these good folks of the Mississippi coast. Eddie Favre was the mayor when I lived there, and he still is today. He is easily accessible through the net, or contacting Hancock County, MS. He would be happy to tell ANYONE who might help, where it's needed and what to send, and where to get your dollars to the right place to do the most good.

An old friend from that area sent me the following photo essay of her own. These are before and after photos of Katrina damage in this area. Not all these photos are from Bay St. Louis, they cover the many towns that line up all in a row from Bay St. Louis to Biloxi, MS. Over 70 square miles were devastated during this storm. There are many photos, so please scroll down to see them all, and keep these people in your prayers.