I drove down to the Beach Park in Pascagoula this past Wednesday to check on the progress in preparation for the upcoming anniversary of Katrina. It is very clean now but barren. There was a work crew putting together a playground for the children. Work on the pavilion has not begun but there are supplies that look like prefab and should go up quickly. A large crowd is expected on the 29th when a memorial will be unveiled in honor of those we lost. As the date draws nearer to mark the one year anniversay, maybe many of us can lay the horror of that day to rest and find a way to go on with our lives. As always the biggest problem is the great number of our citizens still living in Fema trailers. Until the housing and insurance problems are solved, they can't step forward. On August 29th, I ask that you take a moment to remember us in Mississippi.