I was recently in Gulfport, MS, and noticed that almost every cleared lot overlooking the Gulf now has a "For Sale" sign on it. The water and beaches are both still full of chunks of insulation, books, clothing, and other random household items, but the views are otherwise awesome.
It seems people are waiting to see if the area takes another hit this season before rebuilding. Watermark's "indefinitely postponed" the Caribbean Dream; Harrah's unloaded the Grand Casino for someone else to rebuild. Beau Rivage looks almost functional but every lot promising a rebuilt Waffle House has yet to begin construction.
New Orleans was dissimilar. The destruction was really only obvious in impoverished areas like the Ninth Ward, with the French Quarter, Garden District and business district basically rebuilt (Harrah's is reopened there).
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