A 32-foot-high wall of water crashed into town, killing 38. Website +1 228-467-9012. He helped lead Waveland’s recovery after both Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill. Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina ripped through Waveland, Mississippi. Waveland was nearly destroyed by Hurricanes Camille on August 17, 1969 and Katrina on August 29, 2005 (see below). Best nearby. In 1976, the Wastewater Plant went on line to serve Hancock County, Bay St. Louis and Waveland. Hurricane Katrina sent a 30-foot wall of water crashing into coastal Mississippi, and the small town of Waveland, Miss., near the Louisiana border, was one of the hardest-hit places. Waveland, Mississippi. About 1,500 miles away, a similarly named town in Massachusetts -- Wayland -- wanted to help out in … Katrina’s winds and tsunami-like surge devoured dozens of lives and tens of thousands of homes across the coast, leaving behind devastation and heartbreak on a scale that stunned the world. Tommy Longo was the mayor of Waveland, Mississippi from 1998-2010. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,674. The New Waveland Library , located on Coleman Avenue, was completely renovated in 1999. Staffers vy volunteers who lived in the area during Katrina. Great little museum of the devastation in Waveland from Katrina. 335 Coleman Ave, Waveland, MS 39576-4123. 21 Other Attractions within 5 miles. The City of Waveland was incorporated in 1972. The New Waveland Café and New Waveland Clinic together formed a disaster response center consisting of a combination café, soup kitchen, medical clinic, donation center, and market, that operated free of charge from September 5 to December 1, 2005 in immediate Post-Katrina Mississippi Gulf Coast in Waveland, Hancock County, Mississippi. Waveland, Mississippi was Ground Zero. Starfish Cafe (158) 3.2 mi ... Waveland Katrina Museum. The Ground Zero Hurricane Museum opened in 2016 -- in the only public building in Waveland that was not completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. This is the official list of the dead compiled by coroners in the six South Mississippi counties. He passed away unexpectedly at age 60. Waveland braces for Hurricane Zeta Ahead of Zeta, beaches along the Mississippi Gulf Coast were empty Tuesday with the exception of a few people like … A look at some of Katrina's catastrophic effects on the coastal towns of South Mississippi including Waveland, Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport, … Waveland is generally accepted as the point where Katrina packed it’s strongest punch. It was lost in Hurricane Katrina and an impressive brick library, completed in 2010 has replaced it. 77 Restaurants within 5 miles.