Since the fire, the charred remnants of the building have remained on the property, which sits at the southwest corner of Lapeer and Belsay roads.

The regular customers sat in their favorite booth as occasional customers drifted in to Coney Island Cafe in Hattiesburg on its final day in business.

Artists with Coney Island USA, the arts nonprofit responsible ... It's a sore subject for local dad Kouichi Shirayanagi, who started an organization called Coney Islanders Against the Casino.

After voluntarily closing just over a month ago to resolve a rat problem, Lafayette Coney Island reopened Tuesday evening.