Five years after Hurricane Katrina , Mississippi , Waveland , regains what it lost . Mayor : `` We were wiped off the face of the the Mississippi Gulf Coast '' Town And yet , Mayor Longo and a core of dedicated residents began rebuilding almost as soon as the storm passed , and for the past five years they have remained steadily at it . has recovered about 65 percent of lost businesses since the storm . about two-thirds of the town 's residents have returned .
Five years after Hurricane Katrina , Mississippi , Waveland , regains what it lost . Mayor : `` We were wiped off the face of the the Mississippi Gulf Coast '' Town has recovered about 65 percent of lost businesses since the storm . about two-thirds of the town 's residents have returned .