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Downtown Gulfport, Mississippi, July 15, 2007, has made major progress in recovering from the destruction from Hurricane Katrina, which struck in August 2005.
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The area around the landmark Biloxi Lighthouse, on U.S. 90 in Biloxi, Mississippi, August 30, 2005. Most of the homes and businesses along U.S. 90 were reduced to rubble by Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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The Biloxi lighthouse, May 3, 2007. (James Edward Bates/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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A new bridge between Ocean Springs and Biloxi, Mississippi , May 3, 2007.
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Casino row was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, August 31, 2005. Two casino barges can be seen in this photo, lying on the other side of the highway from where they were moored.
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Casino Row in Biloxi begins with the Isle of Capri Casino (bottom) and stretches to the Hard Rock and Beau Rivage (top). This area was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, but is rebuilding.
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The Copa Casino barge lies in the center of downtown Gulfport, Mississippi, on August 31, 2005.
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The President Casino lies on the beach near the Mississisppi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, August 31, 2005. The casino barge was carried by storm surge from Hurricane Katrina nearly a mile west of where it was moored.
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The Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum is seen in July 2007. Storm surge from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 flooded the facility with four feet of water.
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The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus suffered heavy damage from high winds and flood surge from Hurricane Katrina, August 31, 2005.
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