It is almost eerie. I was here four months ago after Hurricane Katrina, and in some ways it seems like I never left.  We revisited some of the areas like Gulfport, and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where our teams spent a few days after the storm. The scene then was destruction as far as you could see. 

Visiting Susan and Sam Dunnavant

There are areas such as Hwy 90 in Bay St. Louis that look the same. The bridge connecting Bay St Louis with Pass Christian is still washed out. There are still homes that are cracked wide open with its contents strewn about in neighboring tree limbs. No looting signs are still present.
The only difference is now as you drive down streets, you will occasionally see a trailer here or there where residents are trying to make do with what they have, some decorated for the Christmas season.

I shot this photo along Beach Boulevard in Bay St Louis.  It is amazing to see what survives a storm like this. A tree swing still hangs from a gnarly old oak tree. Just behind it a house is almost leveled.