CNN.com - Katrina, time take their toll on Mississippi town - Feb 17, 2006

CNN.com - Katrina, time take their toll on Mississippi town - Feb 17, 2006: "The more fortunate residents had from 2-to 12-feet of water in their homes. The unlucky ones had nothing left but empty slabs. Even 'hurricane-proof' homes like the one I'd grown up in, on South Beach Boulevard, were reduced to rubble."

"Eventually, FEMA-provided trailers did come. Still, as in most places on the Gulf Coast, Bay St. Louis residents say there seemed to be no rhyme or reason as to who got them or when they arrived. Nearly six months after the storm, I have friends who applied for a trailer in September who are still waiting."

"Residents have waged their hardest, most frustrating battles with insurance companies. Even though most people had homeowners' insurance, wind policies and even hurricane coverage, few have received significant post-Katrina payments."

"Our concern is that we're being forgotten," says Mayor Favre. "Katrina's no longer the topic of conversation, and it needs to be. "The devastation is here and its obvious. So our plea is, please help us."