BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WLOX) — Friends gathered around Phillip Hunt this week, chanting “U-S-A” to celebrate the Bay St. Louis man’s newly earned American citizenship — a milestone that arrives just three days before Independence Day and in the 250th year of American history. “I’m over the moon. I’m so proud,” Hunt said. From Portsmouth to the Gulf Coast Hunt originally hails from Portsmouth, England. His wife, Kim, said a trip to Florida years ago set the move in motion.