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State's First Lady honored for Katrina work (Updated 2 p.m.)

Mississippi's first responders surprised Marsha Barbour a few minutes ago at Beau Rivage by recognizing her for all the work she did on the Coast after Hurricane Katrina.

BREAKING NEWS

Residents turn out to bid on Mississippi cottages (Updated 10 a.m.)

More than 250 residents turned out this morning to bid on Mississippi cottages up for auction by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.

PHOTOS: HURRICANE KATRINA, 5 YEARS LATER

Cochran, Wicker announce grant for wind retrofitting

FEMA has approved a $22 million grant to assist eligible Coast homeowners with retrofits that will help their homes withstand hurricane winds. The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s request for federal funding to support a Wind Retrofit...

INSURANCE

Condo owners win $4 million Katrina verdict

A jury in U.S. District Court has awarded $1.8 million to the the Penthouse Condominium Owners Association in Pass Christian for Hurricane Katrina wind damage that insurer Lloyds of London failed to cover.

POLITICS

Wicker named to committee overseeing flood insurance

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Republican whip team, today was selected to serve on four committees for the 112th Congress, one of which oversees flood insurance, his office said in a press release.

PHOTOS: HURRICANE KATRINA, 5 YEARS LATER

Sun shines on Biloxi service

PHOTOS: HURRICANE KATRINA, 5 YEARS LATER

Hundreds gather in Gulfport to remember Katrina

LIVING

NIGHTMARE REVISITED

The never-before-published photographs on this page were captured the morning after Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

PHOTOS: HURRICANE KATRINA, 5 YEARS LATER

AN ENDURING PEOPLE

PHOTOS: HURRICANE KATRINA, 5 YEARS LATER

Torch run across Coast recalls power of Katrina