Lawmakers stunned by South Miss. damage
BILOXI - Words temporarily eluded state Rep. Scott Bounds, D-Philadelphia, as he tried to verbalize his reaction to Katrina's devastation during his first post-storm trip to the Coast.
"Words just... I just... I've never seen anything like it," Bounds said.
About 30 "upland" lawmakers toured South Mississippi by bus from Pearlington to Jackson County on Wednesday with many stops in between. For many, such as Bounds, it was their first trip down since the storm. While many legislative leaders and powerful committee chairs have been here, many of the rank-and-file had not. The trip was arranged by Rep. Herb Frierson, R-Poplarville; Sen. Tommy Gollott, D-Biloxi; others in the South Mississippi delegation and the Department of Marine Resources.
"We just thought it was a good idea to get as many people down here to see firsthand," Frierson said, "because you can't really describe it. Maybe Faulkner or Hemingway could do it justice, but you really have to see it."
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"Words just... I just... I've never seen anything like it," Bounds said.
About 30 "upland" lawmakers toured South Mississippi by bus from Pearlington to Jackson County on Wednesday with many stops in between. For many, such as Bounds, it was their first trip down since the storm. While many legislative leaders and powerful committee chairs have been here, many of the rank-and-file had not. The trip was arranged by Rep. Herb Frierson, R-Poplarville; Sen. Tommy Gollott, D-Biloxi; others in the South Mississippi delegation and the Department of Marine Resources.
"We just thought it was a good idea to get as many people down here to see firsthand," Frierson said, "because you can't really describe it. Maybe Faulkner or Hemingway could do it justice, but you really have to see it."
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