LOUIN, Miss. (WHLT) – Wednesday, June 19 marks one year since a destructive EF-3 tornado tore through the small town of Louin.

Residents said they’re slowly getting back on their feet with the help of federal and local agencies. Many of those who lost their homes in the tornado are moving into new homes.

“This community has come a good way. A lot of credit to our local officials in the area. Our EMA director, Hudson Jenkins, and his people. If they didn’t push so hard and the board of supervisors and our local senator, Mr. Juan Barnett, if they didn’t push so hard, I don’t think these people would have got the aid they needed. But they stayed on it. They pushed really hard,” said Austin Wade, the volunteer fire chief for the Louin Fire Department.

Neighbors said it’s been a year of hard work, but there’s still a lot of work that needs to be done. There are still small piles of debris, damaged vehicles and broken trees.

“Well, the clean-up process has come along real good. Getting back on our feet has been a slow process, but with the help of God, everything has come to an end. We’re all about to get ready to move back into our homes. So maybe by the weekend, we hope that we’ll be moving back in,” said Brenda Moore, a neighbor.

According to the Jasper County Emergency Management, 14 homes were destroyed by the tornado.