Preliminary damage reports from the state of Mississippi: 535 homes destroyed, 11,259 homes with major damage, 19,496 homes with minor damage, 30 businesses destroyed and 255 agricultural buildings destroyed.

Bay St. Louis: Whole neighborhoods washed away; highway and railroad bridges to Biloxi demolished.

Biloxi: Legacy Towers condos survive; Ryans, Red Lobster, Olive Garden washed away along U.S. 90; Lighthouse still Standing; Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge gone; bottom floor of the library and the home of Jefferson Davis, Beauvoir, damaged; Sharkshead Souvenir City gone; Edgewater Village strip shopping center gutted. Also gone: the steeple of historic Hansboro Presbyterian Church; Waters Edge II apartments; Diamondhead Yacht Club, the old neon McDonald's sign on Pass Road. Massive damage in east end of city; almost total devastation primarily south of the railroad tracks near Lee Street, Point Cadet and Casino Row; Beau Rivage still stands; Hard Rock Casino, originally scheduled to open this week, suffered 50 percent damages. At least five casinos out of commission; St. Thomas the Apostolic Catholic Church, which sits on U.S. 90, is gone.

D'Iberville: New addition to Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church of D'Iberville destroyed; damage to sanctuary; structural damage to D'Iberville High School; hundreds of homes destroyed.

Gulfport: Gulf Coast Medical Center lost power and evacuated patients to Alabama hospitals; Mississippi State Port lost its lifting facilities and cranes; Historical Grass Lawn building destroyed; Fun Time USA left with only bumper boats, pool and go-cart track; numerous businesses and homes on Pass Road damaged or destroyed; dozens of homes missing on Beach Boulevard; fire chief estimates 75 percent of buildings have major roof damage, "if they have a roof left at all"; the storm surge crossed the CSX railroad tracks; heavy damage to Memorial Hospital; first floor of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Flooded; 3 of 4 walls have collapsed at Harrison Central 9th Grade School in North Gulfport; at least three firehouses with significant damage.

Hancock County: Emergency Operations Center swamped; back of the county courthouse gave way.

Harrison County: Old courthouse building destroyed; damage to virtually all shelters; Lyman Elementary lost two buildings; Woolmarket Elementary lost its roof; West Wortham Elementary has significant roof damage.

Hattiesburg: A number of businesses and homes damaged in the area; Wind speeds of 95 mph.

Jackson County: Open Springs Hospital remained open for emergency treatment; Roof peeled off Emergency Operations Center.

Long Beach: Most buildings within 200 yards of U.S. 90 disappeared; Stately homes and apartment complexes that lined the shore are gone; First Baptist Church is leveled.

Moss Point: Floodwater surrounded two hotels full of guests; Much of downtown destroyed; 20 feet of water flooded most of the city.

Pascagoula: Six blocks of Market Street destroyed; Jackson County Emergency Management Agency had to relocate to the courthouse after the roof came off their building downtown; roof came off the gym at St. Martin High School; reports of flooding in the Chipley area.

Pass Christian: Bridge to Bay St. Louis destroyed, along with several other bridges; Harbor and beachfront community gone; in eastern part of city, water rose to more than 20 feet above ground level; flooding on Beatline Road at the 90-degree turn; House in the middle of the road on Second Street.

Picayune: Wind damage; trees down.

St Tammany Parrish: Recovery is continuing there. FEMA has set up distribution points & residents report the Red Cross is doing a great job. The sheriff has confirmed 4 deaths but that number is expected to rise. There is extensive damage and they are still without power. Evacuees are urged to stay away. Direct deposit for public schools checks in St Tammany went in this week. They are distributing paper checks Tuesday in the parking lot of Copeland's Restaurant on Highway 190 in Covington LA. You can listen to updates on St. Tammany on AM 730. You can go this website. www.stpsb.org for more info. Or you can call 985-898-2323 for more information...

Slidell: Area is catastrophic. They have no power, very little water or gas. Evacuees are urged to stay away.

Waveland: Sgt. Trent Boyd of Waveland Police department reports bay bridge completely destroyed but Sgt. Boyd says all police and fire officers in Hancock Co. are "alive and well."

Baxterville and Waynesboro: There are still multiple trees down in both places and residents still have no electricity but both areas now have running water and roads are mostly cleared. The Cell tower has also been repaired. Residents report the National Guard and Red Cross are providing food, water, generators, and gas. There is a lot of moderate house damage, but not nearly as bad as the coast...