Katrina-era regulations dash hopes of reclaiming Pascagoula homes

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Katrina-era regulations limit repairs to homes in Pascagoula to 50% of their value, resulting in many homes being condemned.

by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today June 7, 2023 PASCAGOULA — Massive tree branches stretch overhead, shading the small brick house decades past its prime. Rundown with a rotting carport, it shows every bit of the some 100 years it's spent on its patch of Midway Avenue. An aged board blocks off the front door. Shutters are missing; windows busted. The inside is an 897-square-foot shell.  The walls are solid brick; the house sits on a concrete slab.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

 

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