Archive for September, 2005

Biloxi evacuees will call cruise ship home

Monday, September 19th, 2005

By Edwin Garcia
KNIGHT RIDDER
MOBILE, Ala. - Scores of passengers with luggage in hand boarded the Carnival Holiday cruise ship Sunday for a most unusual voyage.
The passengers are Hurricane Katrina evacuees from southern Mississippi, and the 727-foot-ship will be their shelter for as long as six months.
The vessel eventually will move west to Pascagoula, Miss., where […]

More than 45,000 hotel rooms closed by Katrina

Monday, September 19th, 2005

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Damage to hotels in the Gulf Coast states hit by Hurricane Katrina was far worse than originally projected with nearly 46,000 rooms now unavailable, an industry study group says.
According to Portsmouth, N.H.-based Lodging Econometrics, 286 hotels in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama sustained storm damage that required them to at least close […]

Biloxi Blog Updates..

Monday, September 19th, 2005

Sorry for the delay in Biloxi Casino news, have been trying to keep up with friends in the Biloxi area, but the main focus is rebuilding and helping people get back on their feet. Now that it has been a couple weeks the main life saving efforts have been completed, I will continue to provide […]

Help Biloxi Residents, donate to the Red Cross

Friday, September 9th, 2005

The American Red Cross is easily the best and safest method of donating. You can donate right online at their website.
The American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org
It is unbelievable the damage caused the Biloxi area by Katrina, any help would go a long way.
BiloxiBlog will be adding a link on the left side of the site directly to […]

MGM Mirage to rebuild in Biloxi

Thursday, September 8th, 2005

Katrina-damaged Beau Rivage to reopen as soon as possible, employees to get 90-days pay.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Casino operator MGM Mirage said Wednesday it plans to “quickly” rebuild its Beau Rivage resort in Biloxi, Miss., severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
As the damage assessment begins, the company said it will commit to rebuild the resort, utilize […]