Biloxi festival a success amid Coastal Crisis - MSNewsNow.com - Jackson, MS

Biloxi festival a success amid Coastal Crisis

Posted: Updated:

GULF COAST (WLBT) - Oil in the Gulf could not keep an annual Biloxi tradition from taking place at The Town Green this weekend.

Organizers say initial numbers show this year's festival to be one of their best yet. The demand for vendor space was so great that they had to turn some away. The festival includes live music, plenty of shopping by way of vendors and a kiddie village, complete with a water slide this year.

The main draw for the festival is of course the seafood.

With the oil crisis over the past few months, we wondered were those who came out concerned about seafood at the event.

"Absolutely not, absolutely not. We've been enjoying the for past couple of months and so we're here to enjoy it today," said Biloxi resident, Tiffany Mobley.

After a gumbo competition Sunday morning, the fun wrapped up just moments ago.

@2010 WLBT. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

  • Most Popular StoriesMost Read

  • BREAKING NEWS

    Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:58 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:58:13 GMT
    The votes are in, and preliminary results show Chokwe Lumumba has come out on top in the Democratic Party Runoff Election against Jonathan Lee. With 100% of precincts reporting, Lumumba claims the election
    The votes are in and preliminary results show Chokwe Lumumba has come out on top in the Democratic Party Runoff Election against Jonathan Lee.

  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:34 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:34:41 GMT
    NOTE: Photos and videos will be added to this story later in the evening. The Walthall County Sheriffs Department along with The Humane Society of the United States are in the process of raiding a puppy
    Among the dogs, many are dead, and skeletal remains were mixed with living animals in small, dark, filthy enclosures.

  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:21:59 GMT
    James Hutto interrupted his own capital murder trial Tuesday morning, angry that judge Bill Gowan decided against the admissibility of certain evidence. "None of that matters? F***. I don't give a f***
    James Hutto, accused of capital murder in the beating death of 81-year-old Ethel Winstead Simpson of Clinton, expressed anger over certain evidence in court Tuesday.
    •