Dave LaCourse wrote:

And I was presenting what I saw first hand. There may well have been
RC in Gulfport, but, again, I didn't seem them. We had to go to
Gulfport to get food, water, gasoline, etc. It was extremely crowded
with people, and would be the ideal place for the RC to set up.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

http://www.redcross.org/news/photoessays/katrina/four/

Not only does the Red Cross have a presence in Gulfport, Mississippi,
the Red Cross has a shelter and the shelter is up and running.

--
Ken Fortenberry