We cruise the Gulf Coast six years after hurricane Katrina Gallery

Photo by Aime CoLnA brand-new Cruisers 48 Cantius and the brand-new Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans.After the StormSix years after Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast, we cruise from Louisiana to Alabama to see if the area has recovered.Starting a boat trip with a

By Capt. Bill Pike

September 1, 2011

<p>Trinity Yachts’s Billy Smith and the author.</p>

Trinity Yachts’s Billy Smith and the author.

Our 48 in front of the New Orleans Municipal Marina.

Meeting with Murray, Maher, and Capo.

A Pontchartrain Park home.

Long Beach Mayor William Skellie, Jr., on the steps of the new city hall.

Rev. Dickson-Rischel.

The semi-complete Jones Park/Small Craft Harbor complex.

Ryan LaFontaine and the author.

David Falks and ex-wife Vicki.

The new Biloxi Yacht Club is right next door to the newly rebuilt Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, designed by Frank Gehry.

Galati captain Matt Condon shows Gulfport Yacht Club members around our 48.

Shaggy’s Harbor Bar & Grill owner Rod Ladner and his wife Laura.

Biloxi—the Las Vegas of the South with our Cruisers in the foreground

Bobby Carter, photo-boat driver, casino principal, and fishing guide.

Coln with a couple of her tasty seatrout.

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