Moss Point must now reapply for the funds from Mississippi's state Department of Transportation, he said.

CNN: Katrina red tape holds lessons for stimulus, mayors say

Pummeled by the ferocious hurricane nearly four years ago, Moss Point, Mississippi --population 15, 000 -- has tried to rebuild with the millions of federal disaster-relief dollars it received.

CNN: Katrina red tape holds lessons for stimulus, mayors say

She would like to turn the parking lot of an old train depot in Ocean Springs, a town of about 18, 000 located 20 miles west of Moss Point, into green space.

CNN: Katrina red tape holds lessons for stimulus, mayors say