Above:A 360-degree photo shows a rusted boat and other wreckage at Bayou Caddy, a port west of Waveland. (John Brecher / MSNBC.com)
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In the coming months, MSNBC.com will focus its coverage of the Hurricane Katrina recovery on two cities on the hard-hit Mississippi coast.
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.
On Tuesday, Aug. 29, we will mark the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. It seems almost surreal that it has been a year. So much has happened, and so much has not happened. The desolate seven miles of beach in Hancock County is still the same. Oh, yeah, it's pretty much cleaned up, but the slabs are really all that's there.
Here, we are planning many activities to commemorate the anniversary of Katrina. We will remember those we lost that morning at 9:00 a.m. when there is a moment of silence, and then all the sirens and church bells left will ring across the county. Remember us on Aug. 29 at 9:00 a.m. CDT please. Remember us for those who died. And remember us for those that are living, trying to get their lives back together and move on to bigger and better things.
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