Marine center plans unveiled

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — The University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast Research Laboratory unveiled plans for a new $17 million marine education center. The center will be built on Cedar Point land the university bought in Ocean Springs several years ago. It replaces the old center that Hurricane Katrina destroyed on Point Cadet in Biloxi ten years ago. Land is being cleared, and construction should take about 18 months. Most of the costs are being paid by FEMA. (Source: WLOX-TV, 07/21/15)