Gulf Coast Struggles to Emerge from Debris
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NAVARRE, Fla.  - Rescuers with dogs fanned out and  National Guard troops poured in as residents and emergency  workers began a massive cleanup on the U.S. Gulf Coast on  Friday after Hurricane Ivan killed up to 33 people.
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It&#39;s hard to see the silver lining to the clouds over Florida at the moment. Soaking debris and destroyed homes, bereaved families and a rearranged landscape are the testament to Hurricane Charley&#39;s power.
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LONG BEACH, Mississippi  - President George W. Bush faced new pressure to jump-start the recovery from Hurricane Katrina on Thursday as he toured the Gulf Coast region hit by the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.
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NEW ORLEANS - Fleeing to safety was not an option for some people as 140-mph Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast, threatening to submerge the below-sea-level city in what could be the most disastrous storm to hit in nearly 40 years.    Latonya Hill, who waited out the dangerous storm sitting on her stoop Tuesday, said the official pleas for residents to pack up and leave meant little to her...
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By Larry Holder, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 17--KILN -- The pieces were falling apart for Gulfport on Friday night.   Justin Ray received a technical foul after the clock expired in the first half.
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A cottage industry is growing in parts   of the U.S. Gulf Coast to help residents displaced by Hurricane   Katrina construct cheaper, easy-to-build homes.
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About 1,500 workers in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz struggled to clean up oil and oil-soaked sand and vegetation on Friday after 5,000 barrels of crude leaked into a river leading to the Gulf of Mexico, coating local beaches
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ATLANTA, Nov. 8 -- Hurricane Katrina left more than gutted houses and empty streets along the Gulf Coast.
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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - Apprehensive coastal residents from Florida's Panhandle to Louisiana prepared to flee from massive Hurricane Ivan, which has entered the Gulf of Mexico and is on a collision course with the Gulf Coast...
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By Leigh Coleman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 27--LANDON ROAD -- The thousands of wrecked vehicles that filled farmland off Landon Road in Gulfport stood as a constant reminder of Katrina's devastation.
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People in the Gulf Coast city of Pensacola, Fla., emerged to find backyards flooded and light posts bent at right angles. Still, many said it could have been worse.
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The Gulf Coast had a Category 4 hurricane on its doorstep Thursday morning. There were several doors it could have knocked down to make landfall in the continental United States.
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NEW ORLEANS - Stragglers streamed toward higher ground Wednesday on highways turned into one-way evacuation routes and surf started eroding beaches as Hurricane Ivan roared toward the Gulf Coast with 140 mph wind.    Nearly 200 miles wide, Ivan could cause significant damage no matter where it strikes, as hurricane-force wind extended up to 105 miles out from the center...
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GULF SHORES, Ala. - Hurricane Ivan and its 130-mph winds slammed this historic port city with frightening intensity early Thursday as the storm began its assault on the Gulf Coast, lashing the region with heavy rain and ferocious wind, spawning monster waves that toppled beach houses and spinning off deadly tornadoes...
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By Al Jones, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 4--BILOXI -- Nearly three years ago, Claudia Espenscheid was frustrated after Hurricane Ivan washed her Gulf Breeze, Fla., home away. The mother of two, was left dealing with stress of starting over at the age of 38.
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Gulf Coast residents breathed a sigh of relief Saturday after a tropical depression came ashore in the Florida panhandle, then weakened, sparing them their first serious brush with tropical weather since two hurricanes ravaged the region in 2005.
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The devastation of Hurricane Katrina is very much on the nation's radar screen. The disastrous effects of last year's storms on the Gulf Coast fishing industry stand out as a need that is yet to be met.