Owner of popular Bay St. Louis restaurant has died

Tony Trapani

Restaurateur Tony Trapani has died.

The owner of the popular Trapani’s Eatery on Beach Boulevard died peacefully last night, surrounded by family, according to a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page.

Trapani has been a fixture in the restaurant scene since opening Trapani’s Eatery in 1994.

After Hurricane Katrina decimated Beach Boulevard in 2005, he relocated the restaurant to Highway 90 until he could rebuild in his old location.

Tributes to Trapani have posted to social media since the restaurant announced his death late Monday night.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.