“Urban planners and other experts differ on the prospects for an equitable real-estate renaissance. During the past several weeks, the state of Mississippi has hired renowned New Urbanism architect Andrés Duany to assist with plans for redeveloping the coastline. The state has also approved land-based casinos, a move aimed at rescuing 14,000 jobs displaced when Katrina destroyed riverboat casinos docked near the shore,” reports The Christian Science Monitor.

“In Louisiana, developers, real estate agents, and politicians are grappling with similar redevelopment issues while working with federal officials to house as many as 120,000 people displaced by Katrina in makeshift trailer villages across south Louisiana.”