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Gulf States Newsroom

Coastal Mississippi's post-Katrina letters to Santa

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Elise Catrion Gregg

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Gulf States Newsroom

20 years later, Waveland’s letters to Santa tell stories of recovery from Hurricane Katrina

Elise Catrion Gregg

More than a thousand letters were written and answered after the hurricane. They’re now housed in an exhibit at the Ground Zero Hurricane Katrina Museum.

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Katrina changed how jails deal with natural disasters. 20 years later, challenges remain