The agency also issued an advisory at Waveland Beach, which lifted Feb. 26. Jan. 17: The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued an advisory at Front Beach in Ocean Springs.

Beach Boulevard, also known as U.S. Highway 90, makes it remarkably easy to find yourself in the company of sand and surf in Mississippi. There are access points sprinkled across the waterfront.

The agency also issued an advisory at Waveland Beach, which lifted Feb. 26. Jan. 17: The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued an advisory at Front Beach in Ocean Springs.

Feb. 13: Mississippi issued an advisory in Long Beach, Pass Christian Central Beach and Bay St. Louis Beach. The advisories in Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis lifted Feb. 26.

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has placed seven beaches from Pass Christian to Gulfport under advisories for April 2025because of higher-than-normal bacteria levels.