Mississippi Gulf Coast Restaurants - Post Hurricane Katrina

New condo projects are underway on other parts of the coast, where people who lost their homes to Katrina have sold to developers.

Katrina Still Bad for Business in Pass Christian

The thing I think that has most frightened me is that the condos that they're planning to built are so expensive. There's no one on this Gulf Coast that could afford to buy them.

We need to work very hard not to have our Coastline become the California Coastline or the Miami Coastline, for goodness sakes. These women don't want to see their small town way of life disappear as the Coast recovers. There were many things you would do when you would come home if you were away, but you weren't official home until you hugged your mother and have a roast beef po-boy from Pirate's Cove. Pirate's Cove was the spacious beachfront restaurant that had been a fixture here for 25 years.

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Now, it takes orders through the window of a 12 by 24 trailer in the park. One day we'll going to build back, not on the beachfront, but we are looking to get back - build back here in Pass Christian. Really the cost for me. I mean, the cost of the land, having to start from ground up. Buying a piece of land and then putting the building on it and then equipping it, and such as that for a sandwich shop, you know.

We're not a biog corporation that can overcome big prices. We did good for being downsized. Business has totally changed. We're kind of isolated, past the unintelligible sort of isolated. And so, for - there's only couple of businesses open down here, so I'm learning that since the hurricane that the delivery companies they don't come down here as many times as they used to.

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That's really been a big difference in taking care of business these days, you know. Lamarca is searching for a permanent location now, but is a bit taken aback by the prices. One possibility is a new project in the works for a five-storey development that will include shops below condominiums. Diane Peranich hopes that's not just new lingo for turning this little town into an overpriced beach resort. My concern is I want to see the same faces I have always seen.

You know, while we could grow and expand in the prosperity that would possibly come. I don't want it to come at the expense of those who that are here. We had little shotgun houses for years. I don't want them displaced by what some may consider as progress or smart growth. We can have the best of both worlds, but we cannot have the largest transfer of property since the Great Depression. But you see, they took a terrible beating these magnificent oaks, but they didn't go over. Maybe we are like oak trees. We certainly are people that endure. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.

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Accuracy and availability may vary. While casinos have returned to life on the coast, many small businesses are struggling to find their footing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Profound changes to the economy of the Mississippi Gulf Coast are under way nearly two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the low-lying area.

Hurricane Katrina Tree Sculptures | Biloxi, MS

Labor is scarce and land values have risen to new heights. The French first built ships on the Gulf Coast three centuries ago. It's a hulking vessel, feet long and more than six stories tall. Company spokesman Bill Glenn says the shipyard has been one of Pascagoula's major employers since Today, Northrop Grumman is the largest private employer in the state of Mississippi. The shipyard is still struggling to come back from the storm, but not because of structural damage. The labor shortage, combined with rising insurance costs, forced another major employer, the Oreck Corporation, to leave the coast.

The vacuum maker closed its Longbeach, Miss. Northrop Grumman had 13, employees before Katrina. It is down to 11, today. But after Katrina, the competition for workers drove wages up. McDonald's offered signing bonuses, and skilled laborers could make more working construction than at the shipyard. Most Mississippians are grateful for the response and support they received from FEMA, the federal emergency management administration.

Volunteers poured in with clothes, bedding and toiletries, helping the locals dig through muck for lost treasures. For more than a month, communities were without electricity, living in the dark, using camping supplies to survive. Just when tourists were trickling back to Mississippi Gulf Coast towns, residents commenced to grieve again.

It Survived Hurricane Katrina - Beauvoir

The BP oil spill of sent black tar onto beaches and barrier islands that once housed dolphins, turtles, coral and migrating birds. Once more volunteers arrived to clean up the mess. Five years after the massive spill, the cleanup process has ended, with infrequent sightings of oily debris. The seafood industry was shut down until the catch was deemed safe for human consumption. Miraculously, the shutdown led to rejuvenation and replenishment of the oyster beds and shrimp population. Today, I marvel over the diverse and unforgettable seafood from this region.

Similar to New Orleans Cajun cooking, the Gulf Coast prepares spicy gumbos with fresh catch, including crab, alligator and shrimp. Meals often end with luscious bread puddings flavored by pumpkin, dark molasses and rum.

Indeed the food is at times heavy, creamy, and often fried. But mostly, these freshly shucked oysters and tubular okra are simply sublime. You will eat well and spend less in Biloxi. Here are my two favorites: I hope this story about this magnificent region brings new visitors. You are commenting using your WordPress. This tour is highly recommended! After so much hurricane damage, it was great to see Beauvoir restored to its former greatness.

This is the third time in 20 years we've been through the home and grounds, and it gets better each time. Be sure to take the guided tour and then check out the cemetery and, if the season is right, the vacationing circus animals that roam freely on the grounds.

If possible, chat with the animal caretaker when he makes his feeding rounds Wonderful way to learn a little history. This was the last home of Jefferson Davis who was the first and only President of the Confederate a States. This property was severly damaged by the hurricane and has been beautifully restored.

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Jim was our docent and was very knowledgable about the property and Jefferson Davis. Be sure to see this if in the area. We were fortunate to have a great volunteer docent give us a tour of Beauvoir. He was a wealth of information and we spent quite a while there viewing the displays, seeing the museum, library and checking out the grounds. I am glad that we stopped and took the tour. We visited this site with high hopes, excited to learn more about the only president of the Confederate States. Unfortunately our guide focused his voice and attention on the people at the front of the group, and focused his discussion on all the restoration work that was done to overcome the damage done by Hurricane Katrina.

Since it was our first and only visit to the site, we would have appreciated greater focus on the property itself which contains many beautiful antiques and artifacts and the history of the family who occupied it. We asked several questions in an attempt to steer the docent's comments in the direction of a tour, but unfortunately were unsuccessful in redirecting his focus.

The beauty of the property itself, and the presence of the tomb of the unknown confederate soldier on its grounds, earned the stars in my review. Hope other travelers have better docent experiences. Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.