Last week it was 25 degrees outside and I picked Anchorage for the starting city. This week it is 72 degrees here so I'm going south to Biloxi for this week's post. Biloxi is on the southern edge of Mississippi on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. How many of you remember the elementary school rhyme....M-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-humpback-humpback-I? That was one of my favorites.
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina ravaged the gulf coast. I'm willing to bet most people associate Hurricane Katrina with New Orleans. Many more towns were almost completely destroyed east of New Orleans but they didn't make the news quite like New Orleans did. Mississippi took a hard hit when Katrina came ashore. Biloxi lies about 90 miles slightly northeast of New Orleans and just east of Gulfport, Mississippi. Gulfport and Biloxi were not spared from the widespread destruction of Katrina. According to the official Biloxi website, there are 8 casinos back in operation. Here is a link to a fun 5 minute video about Biloxi that I found at the website.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Biloxi had an estimated population of 44,342 in 2006. This was down from the 2000 estimate of 50,644. No doubt many of those people left as a result of Katrina. The people of Biloxi are working hard to get back to where they were before the hurricane.
They have 8 casinos and only 44,000 inhabitants? That must mean the town thrives on tourism. I did a search for lodging and it looks like most of the hotels are associated with the casinos. However, I found this beautiful place: Lofty Oaks Inn. Check out the African Safari Cottage! They are currently running a special for the military. You can click here for a 15% off coupon good through 06/30/09.
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