US EditionA Mississippi City’s Tax Break Spurred Post-Katrina Building. But Will Homes Stand the Next Storm?
- Hewes stated that he and his wife used their tax savings to build stronger homes after Hurricane Katrina.
- Baker believes that beachfront areas need stricter building codes due to increased risk.
- Katherine Egland expressed concern that the Gulfport community may not be ready for future storms.
- Hino confirmed that elevating a building reduces risk, but warned that risk increases over time due to rising sea levels.
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A Mississippi city’s tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?
By JEFF AMY, Associated Press GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes questions how anyone wouldn’t want to live there. “People are always going to gravitate to the water,” he said. “And we have a beautiful waterfront.” But it was far from certain that people would return after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, which killed 238 people in Mississippi and left only concrete sla…
A Mississippi city’s tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm? - WXXV News 25
By JEFF AMY Updated 12:20 PM CDT, August 27, 2025 GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes questions how anyone wouldn’t want to live there. “People are always going to gravitate to the water,” he said. “And we have a beautiful waterfront.” But it was far from certain that people would return after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, which killed 238 people in Mississippi and …
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