Laura and her husband, Brent, sat down one night in early 2005 to discuss the pros and cons of making a run at City Hall. Next, they made a list of the most critical issues stirring Gulfport at the time.
Following a lopsided victory that summer, Brent, a Republican and political rookie, took office just 45 days before Katrina flipped South Mississippi upside-down, making the new mayor?s pre-election to-do list seem out of touch at best.
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