State finds high levels of possible illness-causing bacteria at 2 Coast beaches

The beaches are still open. Here's what to know.
Yahoo

2 more Mississippi Coast beaches ruled unsafe for contact by state, bringing total to 4

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said Thursday tests had again discovered it in two places: Pass Christian East Beach and Gulfport West Beach. The beaches are still open. The agency ...
The Advocate

8 Mississippi beaches are under bacteria water advisories ahead of Easter weekend. See list.

The bacteria keep turning up on beaches. Again on Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said routine tests had discovered it in three new places: Pass Christian West Beach, ...
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Mississippi closes beaches because of toxic algae blooms

Local tourism businesses, which were counting on a lucrative Fourth of July weekend, are comparing the economic hit to that of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Mississippi closes beaches ...
AOL

Another Mississippi Coast beach ruled unsafe for contact by the state, bringing total to 4

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality this week issued water contact advisories for Bay St. Louis Beach, Pass Christian Central Beach and Biloxi East Central Beach. Bay St. Louis Beach ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

Two Mississippi Coast beaches are under bacteria advisories. See the list

State officials issued water contact advisories for two Mississippi Coast beaches. Enterococcus bacteria prompted warnings at Biloxi East Central and Gulfport West. Beaches remain open, but swimmers ...
AOL

As bacterial advisories soar across the MS Coast, water quality an increasing concern

Soft sand, cool water … and high levels of bacteria? Mississippi’s beaches are popular spots for spring break visitors, and they’re a cash cow for local businesses. However, visitors might discover a ...
NOLA.com

How is bacteria tracked across Mississippi Coast beaches? Meet the team testing the water.

The truck pulled off the coastal highway and Jennifer Ahlbrand jumped out, bound for the beach on an urgent mission. She headed for the shoreline to fill a clear bottle and stick a measuring device in ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Going on vacation? Southern Living says this Mississippi city has best white sand beaches

Southern Living highlights Biloxi, Mississippi for having some of the state's best beaches. Biloxi's white sand beaches stretch for 26 miles and are considered the largest manmade beaches in the world ...
The Advocate

This Mississippi Coast island has water like Florida beaches. Here's what a day trip is like.

As a Bay St. Louis native who is newish to living in New Orleans, it's easy to see how the Mississippi Gulf Coast has become one of the fastest growing areas in the South. Although devastated by ...
NOLA.com

Back to the Mississippi beach for a family vacation

While many embark on exotic summer vacations, I can count on one hand the number taken by my family. They were almost always on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This one stands out as the longest, with the ...