Pier lawsuit in Biloxi rebuffed by court

A second court has rebuffed the position of Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson who had sued Biloxi and Harrison County over plans to construct a handicapped accessible public pier in West Biloxi.

The pier, which would be more than 300 feet long and made of concrete, would be handicapped accessible and would stand about 20 feet above the water.

It would be at the center of the popular west Biloxi Boardwalk, a two-mile walkway that runs from Rodenberg Avenue to Camellia.

RW Development now plans to finalize the detailed design of the pier, create construction documents and begin the permitting process with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.