![]() ![]() In modern times it is called La Louisiane française to distinguish it from the modern state of Louisiana. French Louisiana, part of New France, was known in French as La Louisiane in colonial times. In this year the administrative capital of French Louisiana was moved to Biloxi (or Bilocci) from Mobile (or La Mobile). In 1720, the area of today's city of Biloxi was settled for the first time around Fort Louis. Labeled along with "Fort Maurepas" on maps dated circa year 1710/1725, the name was sometimes used in English as "Fort Bilocci". The name of Biloxi in French was Bilocci, a transliteration of the term for the local Native American tribe in their language. La Louisiane was separated from Spanish Florida at the Perdido River near Pensacola (this was founded by the Spanish 1559 and again in 1698). They were under the direction of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. In 1699 French colonists formed the first, permanent, European settlement in French Louisiana, at Fort Maurepas, now in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and referred to as "Old Biloxi". Old Biloxi (site B) and New Biloxi (site A), French map, beginning of 18th century ![]() Keesler Air Force Base lies within the city and is home to the 81st Training Wing and the 403d Wing of the U.S. The beachfront of Biloxi lies directly on the Mississippi Sound, with barrier islands scattered off the coast and into the Gulf of Mexico. Post-Katrina, the population of Biloxi decreased, and it became the fifth-largest city in the state, being surpassed by Hattiesburg and Southaven. Due to the widespread destruction and flooding, many refugees left the city. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi was the third-largest city in Mississippi, behind Jackson and Gulfport. The city is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area and the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula, MS Combined Statistical Area. The area's first European settlers were French colonists. The 2010 United States Census recorded the population as 44,054 and in 2019 the estimated population was 46,212. Biloxi ( / b ɪ ˈ l ʌ k s i/ bih- LUK-see French: ) is a city in and one of two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States (the other being the adjacent city of Gulfport). ![]()
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