State overspent BP money, mostly on Gulfport roads. Where South MS projects stand now

Reality Check is a Sun Herald series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email [email protected]. The Mississippi Legislature ran out of BP money to spend this year on economic development projects for South Mississippi. Legislators doled out $32 million to $49.5 million a year in the first three years of the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund, designated for projects in Mississippi’s six southernmost counties. They funded everything from a new public safety building in Bay St. Louis...