SUMMARY: W wax is prioritizing mental health discussions, featuring Dean Dodie, CEO of Gulfport Behavioral Health. Societal understanding of mental health has improved significantly, reducing stigma. Dean emphasizes the importance of mental health awareness for overall well-being. Today's stressors include economic challenges and familial pressures, which carry a domino effect. Social media exacerbates issues for teens, leading to constant exposure to bullying and comparison. Dean highlights the need for professional help and preventive measures, cautioning against waiting till a crisis. He acknowledges debates around medication, advocating for a combined approach with therapy. The station commits to ongoing mental health conversations.

This month, WLOX is focusing on mental health.

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SUMMARY: Many shrimpers from the coast are heading west this weekend as Louisiana's inshore shrimp season opened on Thursday, while Mississippi waters remain closed. Min Trong, who sells shrimp from his van in Long Beach on weekends, is preparing to open a seafood store. He notes that for the second consecutive year, shrimping conditions have been less than ideal, driving prices down. Factors like excessive freshwater and wind are affecting shrimp availability. Trong anticipates Mississippi's shrimp season to open around mid-June but felt last year's season started too early. Shrimp prices have remained low for the past two years.

Minh Troung and other shrimpers say it'll be a few weeks before conditions are right for shrimping in the Mississippi Sound.

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SUMMARY: Pass Christian's annual Blessing of the Fleet, a tradition spanning decades, returns this weekend at the Pass Harbor. This event marks the start of the new shrimp season, with both recreational and commercial vessels receiving blessings. Beyond blessing the fishermen, the ceremony aims to protect the entire community from storms and bad weather. The 46th annual event is rich in Catholic culture, featuring pageantry and tradition, underscoring the community's connection to the coast and their shared heritage.

A tradition dating back decades bringing rich Catholic culture alive returned to the Coast on Saturday.

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