Biloxi Got It Right (Katrina Anniversary)

Delta Democrat Times ^ | August 27, 2006 | ROSS REILY

[BenLurkin]

"Biloxi neighborhoods were hit just as hard as Waveland and Bay St. Louis"

[Fairview]

In this article I note zero whining about how anything was Bush's fault, or white people's fault. Unlike some others I could name. Could it be there is a strong positive correlation between having a can-do attitude and achieving success?

[mcg2000]

“The day after the storm, our people cried all their tears and then got out there and started doing what they had to do."

A lil different from New Orleans, eh?

[numberonepal]

One name explains this readiness and acceptance; Camille.

[numberonepal]

I know you're busy with the Ernesto thread, but this is worth reading.

[RayChuang88]

This is what you get when Biloxi isn't festered with the type of Democratic machine politics that was the downfall of New Orleans.

[GottaLuvAkitas1]

"A lil different from New Orleans, eh?"

You got that right.
I went to do volunteer work there, and those home owners were right there helping us every step of the way. Yes, there were tears, but no whinning, and no poor poor me. Not once did I hear anything about Bush.

[numberonepal]

...I note zero whining about how anything was Bush's fault...

I might also point out a lack of whining from the people of Ocean Springs, Gautier, Pascagoula, Bayou La Batre, and Mobile.

[Unicorn]

BTTT

[mosquewatch.com]

The people of the Mississippi gulf coast are not victims of Katrina, we are survivors. The only victims you will find, will be in Lousiana.

Now come down and gamble y'all the Beau opens on Tuesday !!!!!

[Salvation]

I'll bet there is an (R) after his name!

[mcg2000]

Yep .... MAYOR A.J. HOLLOWAY (R)

[mosquewatch.com]

Thanks for coming down and helping out!! we appreciate it!! :)

[Pikachu_Dad]

Somebody's crying about writing a $10MM losing policy !

[jwparkerjr]

re: home owners were right there helping us every step of the way

I was in Pascagoula a few days after the storm and it too had suffered a more damage than the NO area, but like you I found the property owners out in force working to recover. I was there as a photographer and got to talk with lots of residents, many of whom took me inside their homes to see the damage from the storm surge. Not one of them had a single complaint about how things were going. All they had to do was get their debris to the curbside and the City of Pascagoula did the rest. Within days hundreds of tons of debris had been removed to a temporary site on the edge of town.

Their "can-do", "Git-er-done" attitude did not come as a total surprise to me, my parents had lived in Pascagoula for over 30 years and been through several big storms. It was always the same. Get through the storm then get to work getting ready for the next one.

I was really affected by the small things that one loses in this kind of storm. I did a short slide show of some of the personal effects that I saw everywhere, things like jewelry boxes, tons of family photos, kid's toys, religious items, etc. I'd be happy to send a copy of the slideshow to anyone that wants to email me, or tell you how to get a copy from my website.

NO is definitely an anomaly! No other place in the South is like that place.

[ErnBatavia]

or tell you how to get a copy from my website.

Whip it on...would love to see it!

[ThreePuttinDude]

Holloway, who graduated from Biloxi High School and the University of Mississippi
(bachelor's degree in education), also excelled in athletics, having played
on the 1960 Ole Miss national championship football team
(future U.S. Senators Trent Lott and Thad Cochran of Mississippi were cheerleaders for the team).

HAHAHA, now thats about right

Biography of A.J. Holloway

[BamaDi]

I've got friends over in Houston who are counting the days until BR reopens on Tuesday...heck, we in Mobile are counting down the days also...now if Ernesto will just die out in the Gulf this should be a great week!

[GottaLuvAkitas1]

"Thanks for coming down and helping out!! we appreciate it!! :)"

Your welcome. It changed my life. Hard to explain.
Plus, I learned how to make BREAD PUDDING, (never had it before)it is a favorite in my house now. Yumm Yumm!