Wayland Town Crier 8/30/10: Local volunteers see hope returning to Gulf Coast. Five years ago today, the most deadly American storm in a century passed over the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina claimed more than 1,600 lives in Mississippi and Louisiana, left hundreds of thousands homeless and caused tens of billions of dollars worth of damage. Relief and recovery crews soon arrived from across the nation, including Massachusetts. Half a decade later, some local groups are moving on, while others are raising money for yet more aid trips.