Two years after Katrina's storm surge swallowed 6, 000 of the 25, 000 homes and businesses along Biloxi Beach Boulevard, storm debris has been cleared to make way for high-rise hotels, condominiums, casinos and other businesses.

CNN: Tale of two cities: Biloxi and New Orleans

Louis, Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport, Biloxi to Pascagoula, has just been devastating.

NPR: Rebuilding with an Eye to Social Equity

MacKondy said all of the new construction and growth excites him and he believes Biloxi will become the next Las Vegas with a beach.

CNN: Tale of two cities: Biloxi and New Orleans