GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Cruisin’ the Coast will see some new changes this year.

Cruise Central is moving from Centennial Plaza to Jones Park in Gulfport. The site will serve as the hub for registration packet pickup, live music, and vendors.

Jones Park previously housed Cruise Central before Hurricane Katrina.

“That’s where everything started back in 1996 at Jones Park,” said Cruisin’ the Coast Executive Director Woody Bailey.

“We’re happy to be back home. It’s kind of like a homecoming of sorts.”

The Long Beach Parade will still roll, but there will be changes to parking for spectators due to the construction at the Long Beach Harbor.

“We’re losing a little bit of parking on the west side, but we’ve got enough parking to make up the difference. So, the Long Beach Parade is going

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