It's around 111 miles NNE of NOLA
Here is a link you can check on Hattiesburg.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050829/NEWS05/50829003/1055
they haven't gotten the worst yet..my in-laws are there in Lamar Co.
I was watching stream wjtv.com out of Jackson and they said hurricane force+ winds should be in the Hattiesburg area in about 1/2 hour..current weather.com shows 50+ winds..gusts to 70..