Mississippi Gulf Coast · MS
Bay St. Louis
A small bay town where Katrina made its final landfall.
- Population
- 9,284 (2020 census)
- Katrina surge
- 28 feet
- County seat
- Hancock County
Then
- 1700s
French colonists are the first Europeans to settle the bay.
- 1969
Hurricane Camille's eye passes over Waveland, just to the west.
- 2005
Katrina makes its final landfall just west of town with a 28-foot surge, wrecking the U.S. 90 bridge.
Now
The rebuilt Bay St. Louis Bridge won America's Transportation Award. Pass Christian lies across the bay.
2 tide stations around Bay St. Louis
- St. Louis Bay entrance1.2 mi
- Waveland2.9 mi