Mississippi Code Title 57. Planning, Research and Development § 57-5-3

The Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, hereinafter referred to as the “board,” shall be and is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to encourage the establishment of such industrial parks or districts where said parks or districts are found to be necessary to the development of the several municipalities of this state, including counties, supervisors districts, cities, towns or villages, or combinations thereof lying in the same or in adjacent counties, all hereinafter referred to as “municipalities.”