East Biloxi UpdateTwo Years After Katrina

What did Katrina do to us?

• 17% Not surveyed

• 37% Vacant Lot

• 36% Damaged Less Than 50%

• 10% Damaged Greater Than 50%

2006 2007

number percent number percent

vacant lots 1150 45% 1652 53%

vacant buildings 352 14% 176

buildings under repair 933 36% 458 15%

completed buildings 145 6% 826 27%

What has changed since last year?

6%

vacant lots/buildings still at 59%completed buildings up to 27%

2006

2007

Where is our Rental Housing

2000

2007

Who is here now?

• Owners 20%

• Relatives/Family 2%

• Tenants 6%

• Vacant 72%

Where is EBCRRA Working?

• 49 houses new construction

• 210 houses rehabilitation/repair

How are we affected by FEMA Elevations?

Casino Boundary

Maps Prepared byGulf Coast Community Design Studio

Produced byMississippi Center for Justice

Presented byEast Biloxi Coordination Relief & Redevelopment Agency

andBiloxi Chapter, NAACP