When Nelson Higginbotham moved from his native Youngsville, Louisiana to Biloxi in the early 1920s, it was to seek work in the Biloxi’s...

The Biloxi lugger, HUEY P. LONG, was built by master carpenter, Jules Galle in his shipyard in Biloxi. The vessel measured: length 43.3...

CLARA FOUNTAIN, a schooner built in 1915 by Augustus “Gussie” Fountain, was named for his wife, Clara Noble Fountain. The measurements...

The JOHN SEKUL, captained by Otis J. "Peanut" Broussard, was employed by the Sea Coast Packing Company.

Built in 1946, CAJUN was a wooden hull Biloxi lugger. Built in Biloxi, the vessel measured as follows: length 47.9 feet, breadth 15.8...

The 42-foot Biloxi lugger, BOO'S DREAM, was really a dream come true for Gerald Joseph “Boo Boo” Broussard. A fisherman for decades,...

CATHERINE PITALO was a large trawl Biloxi lugger, built in 1937 by Francis Brander. The launch took place at his shipyard on Back Bay...

In 1917, ANNA EVE was built as part of a group of four identical “spoon bowed” schooners by Jacob “Jacky Jack” Covacevich at the Biloxi...

The ANITA CHRISTINE was a 52-foot wooden boat that was built in North Biloxi and owned by Edwin and Alice Ott of Ott Bros. and McCaleb...

The Biloxi lugger, BLUE PLATE, was built in 1937 in Biloxi. It was in service to Southern Shell Processing Company. The measurements of...

The REVA ROSE, a 76-foot, steel hull vessel was built in 1970 by Tony Jack Covacevich. The boat was the first independently owned steel...

The BILLIE BOY was a Biloxi Lugger built for and captained by Thomas C. Plylar. The wooden hulled vessel measured: length 50.3 feet,...

A hoisting rig with a wooden hull built in 1945, ALMA MAE was a working boat for DeJean Packing Company. Francis Girouard captained the...

The MISS ENDA served the Gulf Coast Seafood Industry for 11 years under Capt. Robert Begnaud. The vessel was named for Mrs. Enda Begnaud...

The Biloxi Lugger, Clementine Fountain, was built in 1934 by Martin Fountain, Sr. Fountain named this boat for his second wife,...

SYLVIA ROSE was built in 1945 for Falton J. Prevost. The vessel was a wooden hoisting rig built in Biloxi. The SYLVIA ROSE measured: ...

From the Fleet of Gulf Central Seafood, Inc., QUARTERBACK, built in 1957 in Gulfport, the vessel measured: length 50 feet, breadth 15.1...

The wooden hull, single-rig Biloxi lugger, King Arthur was cut out by master boat builder, Bill Holland, and assembled by the 1994...

Built in Biloxi in 1971 by Gene Weems and Bill Ross, the wooden hull Biloxi lugger measures as follows: length 48.8 feet, breadth 16.1...

Built in Biloxi in 1947, the SNOWDRIFT was a 57-foot Biloxi lugger made of cypress. This vessel was purchased by Thomas J. Schultz in...