I just posted this on the Katrina Images thread, but thought I'd post it here too, so y'all can see what a hurricane can do. This
Katrina Damage Video shows the devastation in one area of Gulfport. This is the downtown shopping district, which is at the end of Hwy 49, which heads South to the water and intersects with Hwy 90, which runs along the coast. The huge church is the First Baptist Church which faces Hwy 90, and sits just east of that intersection.
This area is about 6 miles west and about 1/2 mile south of SirKit's brother's Parish. We still haven't heard from him, but will try again first thing in the morning.