Elise Catrion Gregg

Community Engagement Reporter, Gulf States Newsroom

Elise Catrion Gregg is the Community Engagement Reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom and Mississippi Public Broadcasting. She is based in Jackson, Mississippi.

Economy

Gulf South food banks look back on a challenging year as another shutdown looms

Elise Catrion Gregg

Federal funding cuts and a 43-day government shutdown made 2025 a chaotic year for food banks in the South. For many, the challenges may provide a road map for 2026.
Katrina 20

20 years later, Waveland’s letters to Santa tell stories of recovery from Hurricane Katrina

Elise Catrion Gregg

More than a thousand letters were written and answered after the hurricane. They’re now housed in an exhibit at the Ground Zero Hurricane Katrina Museum.