While the damage and destruction left by Katrina in 2005 changed New Orleans forever, the sea surge and powerful winds also left a lasting blow to other parts of the Gulf Coast, including the Mississippi city of Biloxi. Two decades later, they're still trying to rebuild. Kati Weis reports.

Biloxi

Nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi, Mississippi remains in recovery, with key rebuilding projects still unfinished due to delays in federal funding. Mayor Fofo Gilledge reports that the city needs $4 million to rebuild its piers and $34 million to complete upgrades to its sewage and stormwater systems, but has faced ongoing disputes with FEMA over the amounts provided and the pace of disbursement. 

Biloxi is not alone, as more than 200 other FEMA Katrina relief projects in Louisiana and Mississippi also remain incomplete. Congressional discussions are underway regarding potential reforms to FEMA, while local officials express frustration over the slow progress. FEMA states it is working to improve disaster response and expedite aid distribution.

Mississippi town still waiting on FEMA funds to rebuild after Katrina

20 years ago this Friday, Hurricane Katrina made its second and most destructive landfall in the United States, coming ashore in southeast Louisiana. But the powerful storm left a lasting blow in places like Biloxi, Mississippi, as well. In tonight's In Depth, CBS' Katie Weiss reports Biloxi is still in recovery mode. Hurricane Katrina didn't spare Biloxi, Mississippi. We swam down four houses, and this lady took us in and gave me these clothes, and here I am. Twenty years later, the city is still rebuilding. The water would have been over our heads. It would have been ten foot over our heads. During Katrina? Yeah. Wow. Mayor Fofo Gilledge says it's been a constant battle with FEMA. To rebuild the city's piers stronger than before, they need $4 million, but he says FEMA has a different number. $555,000, which is absolutely, in my mind, ridiculous. The biggest unfinished project, upgrades to the city's sewage and stormwater system to better protect the city from the next monster storm. We can't bid these last two projects unless we have assurance of funding. FEMA still owes Biloxi $34 million to finish the work planned 20 years ago, but the mayor says the cost of supplies and labor have outpaced that. How do you really feel about how you've been treated by this agency? Well, it's just ridiculous. That's how I really feel. Come on. FEMA has said throughout the years that your city wasn't using the money appropriately or was, you know, making mistakes in how the city was using the money. Well, I can look at that camera, and I can tell you that's not right. Bottom line, I'm here to say we've done everything we could possibly do. Biloxi is not alone. We found more than 200 other FEMA Katrina relief projects meant to help municipalities across Louisiana and Mississippi that still aren't done. Almost like dealing with the insurance agents, delay, depose, and deny. This as Congress hashes out a potential overhaul of FEMA. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testified before Congress in May. We still have claims outstanding in FEMA from Hurricane Katrina, wildfire claims from out west that are 10 years old. So that needs to end, and this needs some integrity to it and making sure the federal government's there for support, but the states are empowered to do the emergency response is very important to President Trump. FEMA says it's building a more effective disaster response that gets help to people in need. Mayor Gillich is cautiously optimistic. How much longer do you think it's going to take before these get done? I think a good three years. Again, the end result is righteous. It's going to be something that we can sustain a lot of the things, you know, as far as what Mother Nature throws at us. Nerve-wracking uncertainty as another hurricane season heats up. Katie Weiss, CBS News, Biloxi, Mississippi.

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