Remembering Katrina: 2 Years Later

Since early October 2005, NBC journalists have been documenting the efforts of the coastal Mississippi towns of Bay St. Louis and Waveland to rebuild from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.

Though the towns are far from the media spotlight on New Orleans (left), the intertwined fates of the people (right), businesses and institutions in these towns are emblematic of an entire region's struggle to recover from the most destructive storm in U.S. history.

NBC is looking back and ahead in an anniversary online special series called "Rising From Ruin" featuring two towns as they continue to rebuild 2 years after the storm.

CLICK HERE to begin your journey on the road to recovery.