Congress approves money for Mississippi islands; Dauphin Island left out - al.com

Congress approves money for Mississippi islands; Dauphin Island left out - al.com: "As part of a war spending bill approved Thursday, Congress agreed to spend $439 million to restore a 45-mile stretch of Mississippi's barrier islands, according to a news release from the office of Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Jackson.

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Congress authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program.

The program calls for a variety of coastal improvements, including the restoration of Ship, Horn and Petit Bois islands using about 22 million cubic yards of sand."