Restoration set to begin on buildings at University of Southern Mississippi's campus in Long Beach

Hardy and Lloyd halls were heavily damaged in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina
Aug. 31, 2011

From The Biloxi Sun-Herald: The University of Southern Mississippi has held a groundbreaking ceremony for restoration of two buildings on the campus in Long Beach. Hardy Hall and Lloyd Hall were heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina; the work on Hardy Hall will cost $8.7 million, and the restoration of Lloyd Hall will cost $2.3 million. FEMA and insurance money will pay for the construction. The upgrades are to be completed by next fall.

JULY 2011..from The Biloxi Sun-Herald: Six years after Hurricane Katrina caused significant damage to the University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Coast,the school has five major building projects in the works on the school's Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. A $9.4 million science facility is under construction; an $8.7 million renovation is planned for Hardy Hall, which will house administrative offices, a bookstore and a coffee shop; Elizabeth Hall will undergo a $2 million conversion to a home for Arts and Letters programs; a $2.2 million renovation will upgrade Lloyd Hall, a classroom facility; and a recreational center will be converted to a health sciences building.
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