Bay St. Louis was completely destroyed after Katrina. The day after Katrina, a local bar-owner was selling beer out of a cooler on the beach where his bar used to stand. Someone went to Mayor Eddie Favre to complain. Mayor Favre said, "Well, he's got a liquor license. The Good Life is the first business to reopen in Bay St. Louis after Katrina." The bar was never rebuilt, but God bless Eddie Favre for having a good sense of humor in such trying times. RIP Ernie Beckemeyer (Owner of The Good Life Bay St. Louis).
I lived In Gulfport when this storm hit. I love the part about mississippians coming together in times of. Disaster. I helped many elderly ppl after this storm with buddies. We always help each other
Hey, Jeff...damn...it's been awhile! Anyway, great report on this incredible disaster! NOLA was the prime focus of national news, but the real impact of Katrina's devastation was the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and your 2-part report tells the untold story of the Coast's resilience and strength displayed in the post-Katrina years.
Us that live here have seen this from right after the storm. On the news all focus was on NOLA while the Ms coast was devastated. I lost my home, screwed over by insurance & it took 7 years to get sorted out & house replaced. I think majority of people that lived through it have PTSD.
@@paulaball8725 The reason why New Orleans was all over the media is because thousands of people was still stranded there and the government was ignoring the problem. I strongly feel for the people that lost there lives in Miss and I 100% know how it feels to loss everything. The thing with Miss and the southern coastline was they went back and rebuilt while bodies were popping up left in right in New Orleans including my cousin’s. In total 1200 people lost there lives in New Orleans alone 700 drowned. Yea Miss suffered too including the lower parishes in Louisiana that got hit first but the main focus was on helping the people in New Orleans that was still stranded five days afterwards. RIP to those who lost there lives in the southern cost lines.
@@westisbest3362 I am aware of the horrors of NOLA, & lives lost here cant compare with theirs, but let me just say this, it did seem like Ms was rebounding quickly but that's not the whole truth. Most news focused on properties along the beach, properties tied to big money. On the other hand those of us living on fixed incomes struggled, I was in Fema housing for 7 years before finally getting insurance to pay & only got 28k to totally rebuild.
@@paulaball8725 that’s facts because the beaches had casinos and were the wealthiest parts. Those others poor communities were slow to recover. Thank you for understanding and not being ignorant like others. But I completely understand why people feel like Miss got overshadowed.
I'm from Maine and I have lived in Ocean Springs for 2.5 years. I wont lie, Hurricane Laura scared the shit out of me just knowing that could have been us. Trying to educate myself for when it happens again....its not a matter of IF, but WHEN :(
Yep, I remember being stationed on the USS Yorktown CG-48 (April 2003-December 2004) and Naval Construction Battalion Center NMCB-1 (January 2005-November 2007) during that time. I have been here in Gulfport ever since.
Even 15 years later you can still see the scars of those who lost it all and gave up. There is still many empty lots along hwy 90. I still see slabs of concrete that nature has taken over where houses used to be 15 years ago. Some businesses never returned, some people left forever. Katrina was the game changer and the wake up call for all in MS considering we somehow almost always dodge the bullets. Dude i remember the day the power came back on, I was walking around handing out spare food. It had been so long that everyone on my street was somewhat in shock. Some neighbors seemed to be in disbelief and walked outside to confirm what just happened with others.
Worked at Rouses in OS at the time! Still perfectly remember the rush. Boarding up the store windows, water flying off the shelves along with all the other hurricane essentials. Then closing the store, putting plastic over all the registers, and going home. Remember coming back to the store a week later and all the dairy was just rotten since the power was out. Had to throw SO much away, but it paled in comparison to what we all lost.
This reminds me of Hurricane Michael with Florida Panhandle. Both South Mississippi and Mexico Beach, Florida were forgotten by the Media and I’m very sorry.
Dang. I hope that woman was alright and man, that's the last we will see of o'charlies. Everytime there is a hurricane I sit and reflect and am haunted my Katrina.
I was born in pascagoula down on mississippi coast. I still am shocked the places I remember as a kid are no longer there. Of course my dick head step dad took me away from my home on gautier living in college villa. I lived in Tennessee when it hit to this very day this just hurts my heart man. I use to go to the biloxi beach with my family every summer. My dad came to see me and we went fishing there this year I was down there and I am like wow!
I hate to see the coast like this. I was here before Katrina and it was a awesome place! Now.. it's coming back but it's so many empty lots where things used to be
Watching this is a cautionary tale for people who think they can survive a storm of this magnitude. If they only knew how much worse it would actually be then they assumed.
Kyle Callahan No one is calling her ignorant of her because shes black, they’re calling her ignorant because because she was stupid enough to ride out a major hurricane and said that there is no reason for anyone to evacuate. Race has nothing to do with it. Im black myself and I dont see anything racist about that statement. She was ignorant to ride out a major hurricane, and so was anyone else. Regardless of race.
If you paid attention the beginning was about what was happening on the Mississippi Coast before Hurricane Katrina. You probably should watch the whole video before making a stupid comment.
Bay St. Louis was completely destroyed after Katrina. The day after Katrina, a local bar-owner was selling beer out of a cooler on the beach where his bar used to stand. Someone went to Mayor Eddie Favre to complain. Mayor Favre said, "Well, he's got a liquor license. The Good Life is the first business to reopen in Bay St. Louis after Katrina." The bar was never rebuilt, but God bless Eddie Favre for having a good sense of humor in such trying times. RIP Ernie Beckemeyer (Owner of The Good Life Bay St. Louis).
New Orleans and Mississippi Gulf Coast has never been the same since Hurricane Katrina.
AMEN!!!!😢
@Honda Jack They were sooo beautiful!!!!😢
@Honda Jack Thank you for the memories
nope..we havent..
Yea you right!!!!!
I lived In Gulfport when this storm hit. I love the part about mississippians coming together in times of. Disaster. I helped many elderly ppl after this storm with buddies. We always help each other
People really underestimate the power of water and wind. For future references, 175 mph winds + trailer = bye bye trailer.
Much much lower winds than that will destroy manufactured homes
Yes! She was so stupid for staying and then saying it's rescuers job to get her.
Hey, Jeff...damn...it's been awhile! Anyway, great report on this incredible disaster! NOLA was the prime focus of national news, but the real impact of Katrina's devastation was the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and your 2-part report tells the untold story of the Coast's resilience and strength displayed in the post-Katrina years.
ALF Raydough yes I lived in Bay Saint Louis ms it was terrible lost my house and everything around me gone
Us that live here have seen this from right after the storm. On the news all focus was on NOLA while the Ms coast was devastated. I lost my home, screwed over by insurance & it took 7 years to get sorted out & house replaced. I think majority of people that lived through it have PTSD.
@@paulaball8725 The reason why New Orleans was all over the media is because thousands of people was still stranded there and the government was ignoring the problem. I strongly feel for the people that lost there lives in Miss and I 100% know how it feels to loss everything. The thing with Miss and the southern coastline was they went back and rebuilt while bodies were popping up left in right in New Orleans including my cousin’s. In total 1200 people lost there lives in New Orleans alone 700 drowned. Yea Miss suffered too including the lower parishes in Louisiana that got hit first but the main focus was on helping the people in New Orleans that was still stranded five days afterwards. RIP to those who lost there lives in the southern cost lines.
@@westisbest3362 I am aware of the horrors of NOLA, & lives lost here cant compare with theirs, but let me just say this, it did seem like Ms was rebounding quickly but that's not the whole truth. Most news focused on properties along the beach, properties tied to big money. On the other hand those of us living on fixed incomes struggled, I was in Fema housing for 7 years before finally getting insurance to pay & only got 28k to totally rebuild.
@@paulaball8725 that’s facts because the beaches had casinos and were the wealthiest parts. Those others poor communities were slow to recover. Thank you for understanding and not being ignorant like others. But I completely understand why people feel like Miss got overshadowed.
I'm from Maine and I have lived in Ocean Springs for 2.5 years. I wont lie, Hurricane Laura scared the shit out of me just knowing that could have been us. Trying to educate myself for when it happens again....its not a matter of IF, but WHEN :(
Wow 😳 Biloxi was so different before the storm
The whole coast was beautiful
Yep, I remember being stationed on the USS Yorktown CG-48 (April 2003-December 2004) and Naval Construction Battalion Center NMCB-1 (January 2005-November 2007) during that time. I have been here in Gulfport ever since.
I was in Biloxi during Katrina. It was an absolute wasteland after the storm. It still haunts me.
Even 15 years later you can still see the scars of those who lost it all and gave up. There is still many empty lots along hwy 90. I still see slabs of concrete that nature has taken over where houses used to be 15 years ago. Some businesses never returned, some people left forever. Katrina was the game changer and the wake up call for all in MS considering we somehow almost always dodge the bullets. Dude i remember the day the power came back on, I was walking around handing out spare food. It had been so long that everyone on my street was somewhat in shock. Some neighbors seemed to be in disbelief and walked outside to confirm what just happened with others.
How long without power
@@mikeprima7555 weeks, months even.
Yeah, there’s this one concrete slab of what used to be a gas station that’s just a constant reminder of Katrina in Long Beach.
@@CrazyWeatherDude i don't remember it being months
I was born in South Mississippi and I was in Hurricane Katrina
Glad u made it out alive!
Worked at Rouses in OS at the time! Still perfectly remember the rush. Boarding up the store windows, water flying off the shelves along with all the other hurricane essentials. Then closing the store, putting plastic over all the registers, and going home. Remember coming back to the store a week later and all the dairy was just rotten since the power was out. Had to throw SO much away, but it paled in comparison to what we all lost.
Missing home so much.🖤🖤🖤
This reminds me of Hurricane Michael with Florida Panhandle. Both South Mississippi and Mexico Beach, Florida were forgotten by the Media and I’m very sorry.
dang didnt realize how "90s" 2005 looked.....lol considering even by 2005 the 90s seemed forever ago......
It’s Mississippi lol.
S. Mississippi tv market
Dang. I hope that woman was alright and man, that's the last we will see of o'charlies. Everytime there is a hurricane I sit and reflect and am haunted my Katrina.
Amanda Mc Carthy me too :((( sad
I'm sorry to hear about that
It was a very scary Hurricane
I never paid attention to what Katrina did beyond New Orleans. Great video 👍👍
Poor O'Charley's was reduced to a pile of matchsticks
I was born in pascagoula down on mississippi coast. I still am shocked the places I remember as a kid are no longer there. Of course my dick head step dad took me away from my home on gautier living in college villa. I lived in Tennessee when it hit to this very day this just hurts my heart man. I use to go to the biloxi beach with my family every summer. My dad came to see me and we went fishing there this year I was down there and I am like wow!
I remember going on a field trip to see those dolphins after they got them back from the gulf. It's cool to see them before
I hate to see the coast like this. I was here before Katrina and it was a awesome place! Now.. it's coming back but it's so many empty lots where things used to be
It sure is different. Lots of homes are coming back but I am concerned about the next “Big One”.
@@boogitybear2283 me too im in Gulfport north of tracks. A lot being built on stilts on hwy 90. Another katrina will decimate them
We were stationed in Biloxi during katrina 😢
Yeah, the boards on that O'Charley's did nothing. It was a slab of concrete after.
WOW 😲
Watching this is a cautionary tale for people who think they can survive a storm of this magnitude. If they only knew how much worse it would actually be then they assumed.
I was 1 & lived in Connecticut at the time, so I do not remember this
Disaster aside, this video seems like it was filmed in 1991 not 2005/2006 lol...
I turned 7 years old two days before Katrina hit 💀💀💀
I was 7 n may may 12 2005 to
This footage would make one believe it is from the 80's. In 2005 we had HD TV. Fix it.
I said the same thing. I thought I was tripping. This footage looks so much older
HDTV was not common nor were many if any local stations broadcasting in it. The FCC deadline to go HD was only 9-10 years ago
I don't care what cat the storm is...you do NOT stay in a trailer home. Nope. I hope to God that woman and her family survived.
Even like hurricane Dennis and. Hurricane Ivan
The hard rock hotel delayed its opening by more than a year.
Did Monique make it out alive?
We know I hit Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama
It was not good how it shifted back further to the west
The woman at 18:55 was an ignoramus. Wonder if she survived.
I say NO, so stupid she is. If they say leave then leave. Don't play CHANCE with your life
Kyle Callahan No one is calling her ignorant of her because shes black, they’re calling her ignorant because because she was stupid enough to ride out a major hurricane and said that there is no reason for anyone to evacuate. Race has nothing to do with it. Im black myself and I dont see anything racist about that statement. She was ignorant to ride out a major hurricane, and so was anyone else. Regardless of race.
Kyle Callahan And no one is “poking fun at her” Its just facts. This is coming from a black person.
airmax man well someone is mentally challenged...
Now if you literally have nowhere to go I understand but still keep trying to find somewhere
Is this about hurricane Katrina or condos and an environmental freaks?
If you paid attention the beginning was about what was happening on the Mississippi Coast before Hurricane Katrina. You probably should watch the whole video before making a stupid comment.
This I couldn't watch 😢
That guy at the beginning has the most massive forehead I think I've ever seen lol.
Get to the back of the bus