Bay St. Louis

Bay St. Louis emergency City Council meeting

As Hurricane Harvey barrels toward the Texas and Louisiana coastlines, cities all along the Mississippi Coast are preparing for its impact as well. Harvey is forecasted to make landfall late tonight or early Saturday as a category 4 storm. The…

National Night Out in Bay St. Louis

An initiative to increase awareness about police programs in communities took place nationwide tonight. News 25’s Kendra Turley takes us inside tonight’s National Night Out campaign in Bay St. Louis. Hancock County emergency personnel took the night off from the…

National Night Out against Crime Expo

Tonight in Hancock County, families are welcome to join local agencies for a national Night Out against Crime expo. The purpose of the event is to familiarize the community with the work done by law enforcement officials and first responders.…

Parking issues in Bay St. Louis

In a city thriving on its growing tourism, Bay St. Louis has few problems, but parking has become one of them. Residents and businesses in the Bay are noticing a growing problem in traffic and parking issues due mostly to…

Frida Fest in Bay St. Louis

One artist left her mark on the Coast in a special way over the weekend. The third annual Frida Fest took place Saturday at the Smith and Lens Art Gallery in Bay St. Louis to honor the late Mexican painter…

Crab Festival in Bay St. Louis

The heat did not keep the crowds from flocking to Bay St. Louis this weekend for the 23rd annual Crab Festival. More than 6,000 pounds of fresh crab and 3,000 pounds of Gulf shrimp were cooked and served over the…

Bay St. Louis city officials swear in

The City of Bay St. Louis has officially sworn in seven city council members and their new mayor, Mike Favre. During the June 6th general elections, Favre came out on top with 86 percent of the vote defeating Republican challenger…

Bay St. Louis Mayoral Election

In Bay St. Louis, Democrat Mike Favre ran against Republican Jeff Harding. Favre had defeated Incumbent Mayor Les Fillingame in last month’s primary runoff in Bay St. Louis. Tonight, Mike Favre comes out on top, defeating Jeff Harding 86% to…

Bay St. Louis runoff election

After a very close end result of city primaries between incumbent Mayor Les Fillingame and mayoral candidate Mike Favre, the two went head to head tonight in the primary runoff election. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson is in Hancock County with…

Voters hit the polls in Bay St. Louis

Voters hit the polls for primary runoffs in several Coast cities. Over in Bay St. Louis two-term Mayor Les Fillingame faces City Councilman Mike Favre in the Democratic runoff. The winner of that race will face Republican Jeff Harding in…

Paraplegic Skydiver Conquers Depression With God

It was a long road to recovery for a Hancock County man after a car accident left him paralyzed from the chest down. But now 15 years later, David Hale is leading an inspirational life. News 25's Gina Tomlinson introduces…

Bay St. Louis election results

In Bay St. Louis, Mayor Les Fillingame will go head to head with mayoral candidate Mike Favre in the runoff. After some technical difficulties, votes were finally tallied at the Bay St. Louis Community Hall. Not one of the three…

Bay St. Louis municipal primary election

In Bay St. Louis, Mayor Les Fillingame Sr. is being challenged in the primary by Mike Favre and Rachel Ramsey. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson is in Bay St. Louis with an update on the race for mayor.

Bay St. Louis floodplain ordinance updates

Bay St. Louis was almost wiped off the map by Hurricane Katrina and many residents are still trying to rebuild the city that they call home. Earlier this week, Mayor Les Fillingame received a letter from MEMA which stated that…

Bay St. Louis flood ordinance meeting

It’s been over a decade since Hurricane Katrina nearly wiped Bay St. Louis off the map. The city’s residents are still working to rebuild the place they call home. But what if it happens again, this time without assistance from…

Flood Ordinance Meeting

This afternoon, the Bay St. Louis city council will hold a meeting in hopes of making sure residents don't lose flood insurance. During a meeting earlier this week, mayor les Fillingame gave the council a letter from the Mississippi emergency…

Fire in Bay St. Louis

A Bay St. Louis wildfire is now 100 percent contained. The fire was started by a cigarette after wind picked up the ember and turned it into a wildfire. MFC Wildland Firefighters responded quickly and were able to contain the…

Bay St. Louis zoning code to be published ten years later

The City of Bay St. Louis has seen a tremendous recovery since Hurricane Katrina leveled much of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but it turns out all the codes used to shape the city’s future might not have been legally substantive.…

Unenforced zoning codes in Bay St. Louis

This afternoon, the City of Bay St. Louis has called a special meeting in regards to dealing with potentially ten years of unenforceable zoning codes. News 25’s Hank Davis is at the meeting with more on the situation and the…

New website one stop shop for election info in Bay St. Louis

The citizens of Bay St. Louis now have no excuse not to get to know their city’s mayoral and council candidates thanks to a new non-partisan website serving as a one stop shop for easy municipal voting. Its’ called ServeBSL.Com…

Website Helps You Get To Know Candidates

When municipal elections roll around, it can be hard to get to know all the candidates running for office, but some residents in Bay St. Louis are wanting to change that. Shoe-fly magazine is starting a non-partisan website aimed to…

Car Leaves Bridge In Bay St. Louis

And Saturday in Bay St. Louis, one woman was lucky to escape with minor injuries after driving off of a bridge, where her car became submerged. This video from our media partners at the sun herald shows the accident that…

Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Parade at 5

The good times continue to roll today as we gear up for Fat Tuesday tomorrow. Tonight the only Lundi Gras Parade will roll through Bay St. Louis, the Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse. This parade is a little different than…

HGTV’s Beachfront Bargain Hunt on the Coast

Millions of HGTV viewers will tour Bay St. Louis in an upcoming episode of the network’s popular show ‘Beachfront Bargain Hunt.’ Local realtor Holly Lemoine Raymond leads the hunt during the episode that premieres Sunday, February 12th at 7:30 p.m.…