Above: A 360-degree photo shows the Bay St. Louis home of John and Betty Benvenutti, rendered uninhabitable by Hurricane Katrina. (John Brecher / MSNBC.com)

About this project

In the coming months, MSNBC.com will focus its coverage of the Hurricane Katrina recovery on two cities on the hard-hit Mississippi coast.

Coastal Miss. vicinity

Though Bay St. Louis and Waveland are far from the media spotlight on New Orleans, the intertwined fates of the people, businesses and institutions in these towns tell the story of an entire region's struggle to recover from the most destructive storm in U.S. history.

Read about the towns

The reporters

Correspondent Brock Meeks, left, and media producer John Brecher are currently in Bay St. Louis and Waveland reporting for the project. Click here for their bios and those of previous contributors.


Tune in to NBC's 'Today' show as it follows the series and the rebuilding efforts as part of its Make a Difference Today project. Visit the 'Make a Difference' page for information on how to help.

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Why only 1? Bad weather? Something eles to do? No interest? Please don't say yes to any of those answers. I just finished a great weekend with my family celebrating my youngest daughter's 40th birthday. The first thing I did when I got home was to log on to see what was happening on the Gulf Coast. I am so lucky, and there are so many I's out there who may not have any concept of what you are living through. To walk out the front door of my house, still standing, and see nothing but devastation, doesn't really come through. We care.

The storms coming across the Gulf were beautiful. I so enjoyed going to the Good Life in Bay St. Louis to watch them come rolling in. Saturday August 27 we went there and I knew it would be the last time I would see the Bay the way it had been since I moved there in 1978. If I could just do that one more time - but I can't so I can only go forward as the rest of will do. We have no choice -------------
If anyone wants to help the homeless animals check out hssm.org.

May God Bless each and everyone of you. About 10 years ago I was going through a very difficult time and my chemistry said that "God will wrap his arms around you and give you your strength." I will never forget that and neither should anyone else. You are all in my prayers.

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