Ownership of much of Cat Island, the westernmost of the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s four barrier islands, has returned to Mississippi. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, in his role as State Land ...

BP bought nearly 500 acres of Cat Island, 8 miles south of Gulfport, in 2011 after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. On Friday, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said $13.7 million in federal ...

The state of Mississippi has acquired almost 500 acres of Cat Island from BP, and plans are in the works to re-nourish the eastern beach section of the T-shaped island about eight miles off the ...

The State of Mississippi now owns more of Cat Island. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann announced the state now has full ownership of the 492 acres previously owned by BP.

This photo of Cat Island shows ownership of the island prior to Friday's announcement that the State of Mississippi had acquired nearly 500 additional acres. The section of the island outlined in ...

Mississippi’s barrier islands have long been popular destinations for boaters. Visitors swim, fish and picnic on the sandy beaches, while others camp for days at a time. At Cat Island, however ...

Now even more of Cat Island belongs to the residents of Mississippi as sand is being pumped night and day onto the East Beach to restore it to its pre-1998 size and appearance.

High water along the Mississippi River led to the closure of the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, which opened for the first time since 2016 in October.

The state of Mississippi has bought another section of Cat Island.In May, the state bought 109 acres from a private landowner, and the state has purchased another 117 acres. The purchases were mostly ...

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