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For more information about what you can see or do on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, you can reach the Biloxi Visitors Center at 1-800-BILOXI-3 (1-800-245-6943), at [email protected]. or click here to visit the page.

During the course of Biloxi’s history, eight flags have flown over her and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. These flags included the flags of six countries: France, England, Spain, the Republic of West Florida, Confederate States of America, and the United States stars and stripes.

Biloxi boasts a long and sometimes turbulent history, dating from 1699 when Pierre Lemoyne, Sieur d’Iberville sailed into the Mississippi Sound. The city grew from a quiet village into a thriving seafood center by the 1890s, with immigrants from Croatia/Slovenia, Bohema and later Louisiana Acadians harvesting the abundant shrimp and oysters.

The Biloxi Visitors Center, which opened in July 2011 in the shadow of the Biloxi Lighthouse on U.S. 90, fuses the city’s architectural heritage with state-of-the-art technology and multi-media exhibits to give visitors and residents alike a feel for the Biloxi of yesterday and today.

For thirty years, legalized gaming has been a staple in Biloxi. Today, you’ll find eight first-class casino resorts in the city with most offering championship golf courses, fine dining and buffets, top-name entertainment and an array of other visitor amenities.

BILOXI CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, February 4, 2025 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers, 2nd floor of City Hall 140 Lameuse Street, Biloxi, Mississippi INVOCATION 1. AGENDA ORDER 2. PRESENTATION AGENDA A. Mayor’s Report -- Report to the City Council on the Biloxi Travel Expense Credit Card (to be spread upon the Minutes of this meeting).

The main section of downtown Biloxi is concentrated east and west along Howard Avenue, which was called Pass Christian-Point Cadet Road until 1896. The antebellum boom of the resort and waterborne trade resulted in the development of the first hotels along the beachfront between Reynoir and Lameuse Streets.

The City of Biloxi, Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum, and Gulf Coast Carnival Association invite all children ages 12 and younger to participate in the Biloxi Children’s Mardi Gras Walking Parade on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 10 a.m. Participants may walk, bike, skate, or be pushed/pulled in strollers and wagons.

Historic Downtown Biloxi Walking Tour. Biloxi boasts a long and sometimes turbulent history, dating from 1699 when Pierre Lemoyne, Sieur d’Iberville sailed into the Mississippi Sound.