Stormy Transformations Along America's Battered Gulf Coast

"The ravaged shores of the nation's most fertile oyster bay symbolize the economic devastation that has spread across the Gulf of Mexico region with the fury of the hurricanes.

...This town is like dozens of others dotting 1,600 miles of U.S. Gulf Coast. It is a player in a vital economic region growing more dangerous with each storm season.

The Gulf serves multiple roles -- playground, international gateway, resource basin and fishing hole..."