From left, Rep. Greg Haney (R-Gulfport) stands in the background as Delbert Hosemann, Mississippi secretary of state, describes how the Cat Island restoration project came about to those in attendance at a press conference held Sept. 29. From left, Susan Rees, project manager, Mobile District’s Coastal Resiliency Program, and Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes (D-Gulfport) stand to Hosemann’s right.