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With Mardi Gras as the main event, 26 travel writers from the U.S. and Canada are on a tour of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Mississippi Development Authority submitted revised drilling rules Feb. 15.  After 30 days, the state may issue permits for seismic testing, then leases for drilling.

Proposed legislation in Mississippi would stiffen the penalties for human trafficking and protect victims.

Proposed immigration legislation introduced this week put Mississippi on the national radar.

As the Mississippi Development Authority finalizes regulations for seismic testing and drilling one mile off the barrier islands, organizations opposed to gas and oil rigs in Mississippi waters are stepping up their efforts.

Drilling for gas and oil in Mississippi waters could soon be a reality. A majority of public comments to the state opposed driling, but the question of “to drill or not to drill” has already been decided.

There is no need to go over to New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year. Two dozen parades will begin hitting Mississippi streets this weekend.

Environmental groups say drilling would be an ecological and economic loss for the state. But Mississippi’s new governor says drilling means jobs and money for education.

Some Mississippi Gulf Coast shrimpers are concerned that renovations at Ocean Springs Harbor could hurt their livelihoods.

The National Institutes of Health is looking for 55,000 people to take part in a long-term study on the possible health effects of the BP oil spill.  So far, 1,300 people in Mississippi have signed up

Mississippi is getting $100 million from BP to start repairing environmental damage from the oil spill. Fishermen are voicing opinions on the first two proposed projects.

The tug-of-war has begun over $1 billion of BP money to begin restoring the Gulf Coast from oil spill damage. Two more public hearings on proposed projects will be held Jan. 18 in Gulfport  and Jan. 19 in Bay Saint Louis.

BP is funding $1billion in early restoration projects in states impacted by the oil spill. Two Mississippi projects have been proposed, but  they're far from a unanimous choice.

While some national experts say the economy is starting to recover, it’s hard to convince the crowds of hungry people pouring in to Mississippi soup kitchens.

A renewed push for drilling off the Mississippi coast, when the region is still recovering from the BP oil spill, guarantees controversy.