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Home Front: Economy
Aerial photos of Biloxi, Gulfport
2005-08-31
Link goes to Sun Herald front page, photo link halfway down. Hurricane tossed all the casino barges well up on shore. Hwy 90 bridge to Ocean Springs is gone, it'll be years before that's repaired.
Posted by:Steve

#5  VERY dependent. Something like $500,000/day in State tax revenues! I've been down there several times in the last few years for work (that dreaded, evil EPA), and it's completely eerie to me to see those casinos/hotels I've stayed in being tossed around like that. Watch the Hancock County side, I have a bad feeling it's gonna be worse. A lot more rural, but it's where the eye came over and they haven't even gotten in there yet. Coming from N.O., US 90 crosses water 3 times in Miss. (at Bay St. Louis, at Pass Christian, and then the Biloxi/Ocean Springs bridge). I've seen pics today and all 3 are gone. I don't know how you get in there, except the Interstate that connects I-10 w/ US 90 in Biloxi at the Beau Rivage, basically (I believe it's called I-110????). Even that road crosses the "back bay" of Biloxi, but the bridge there is a lot higher, so it's proabably passable.
Posted by: BA   2005-08-31 23:25  

#4  Anybody know how dependent the state of Mississippi is on revenue from those barges?
Posted by: mom   2005-08-31 23:12  

#3  I am not ever going to even visit one of those states.
Posted by: Jackal   2005-08-31 22:25  

#2  Wasn't that was I was saying on Sunday?
Posted by: Sgt. Mom   2005-08-31 20:16  

#1  Wow. Remind me, if I am ever in the path of a hurricane, to get the fuck out.
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-08-31 17:48  

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