ST. GERMAIN - It's been 3 years since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.

Today marks the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and volunteers say there's still a lot of work to be done.

On this 3rd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Pastor Richard Feyen and David Weber are reminiscing about their trip to Biloxi, Mississippi, last January. The pair went with a group of 14 from Community United Church of Christ to help re-build homes.



Richard Feyen says "We were a little bit surprised that after 2 and a half years it was as devastated as it was."

David Weber says "There's signs where shopping malls used to be where there there's nothing now. Not even a parking lot, the asphalt washed away."

Along with malls and asphalt, thousands of people's homes were washed away by Hurricane Katrina. And many of those homes haven't been re-built.

David Weber says "There's still 27,000 households living in FEMA trailers and another 3,000 that are living in temporary Katrina cottages, and another 345 households living in hotel rooms."

And those statistics are just from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Making matters worse, Tropical Storm Gustav's path is headed straight for this area.

Richard Feyen says "It's just really devastating to think that the possibility that work that has been done could possibly be undone."

Volunteers say if Gustav does hit Hurricane Katrina victims, they'll have no trouble bouncing back.

David Weber says "They will persevere, and if they have to they'll put their lives back together again. That's just who they are."

So while people have come a long way, there's still plenty of work to be done, and a chance devastation could hit again.

Tropical storm Gustav is expected to make landfall Tuesday morning.

Forecasters say it looks like it's headed for New Orleans, but that could change over the weekend.

Call Pastor Feyen at 542-3114 if you're interested in taking a trip with the group this January to help re-build.