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The Jackson County community of Helena suffered major flooding from Hurricane Isaac. A month after the storm, some residents have no idea when they'll have a real home again.

Nature did it first - put marsh grass and sea oats along the coasatline to keep it from eroding. Now Mississipppi State scientists are rebuilding dunes in Biloxi using Nature's own solution.

The Sierra Club wants Mississippi Power to drop the lignite from its Kemper County plant.  The utility says lignite will provide critical fuel diversity and save customers money in the long run. Harrision County Chancery Court Judge Jim Persons is reviewing the case.

Biloxi elementary students who went through Hurricane Katrina have their art collected in a book titled 'The Storm', published in 2006. Now, as  teenagers, they're reflecting on what they learned from the disaster.

FEMA is rolling out assistance doe Hurricane Isaac damage. So far, more than $1 million has been approved for Mississippi. But for those who are pregnant, elderly or just plain exhuasted, signing up for help can be be an effort.

Mississippi officials are earning praise from the secretary of homeland security for the response to Hurricane Isaac. Now, if only the dead rodents would stop washing ashore, the rest of the debris clean-up could get moving.

As the rains of  Isaac continue, floodwaters may rise in many areas of Mississippi.

Heading out of harm's way or stocking up water and no-cook food, residents of the Mississippi Gulf Coast are ready for Isaac.

As Isaac approaches the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Gov. Phil Bryant is encouraging residents to seek safety in daylight, before the strongest winds and heaveist rains arrive.

As Isaac bears down on the Gulf Coast, residents are urged to be alert to changing conditions. Isaac is expected to become a hurricane as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf.

As Tropical Storm Isaac takes aim at the Mississippi Gulf Coast, many residents are still trying to recover from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2005.

Millions of dollars will come to Mississippi from fines BP will pay for oil spill damage. To determine the best use of this RESTORE Act money, Gov. Phil Bryant named a team of advisors called Go Coast 2020.

While BP was ramping up to clean-up tarballs from the oil spill, BP workers discovered tiles with asbestos on Horn Island. Then there's the mustard gas.

Mississippi Power continues construction of its Kemper County coal-gasficiation power plant.  Moody's downgraded the power company's credit rating this month.

BP has had limited access for clean-up of Gulf Islands National Seashore since March because of nesting season. Now, BP is doubling work crews to clean up tar balls still washing ahsore from the 2010 oil spill.