Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.28: Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.28

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 53 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 49 in Harrison County as it extends northwesterly through Hancock County to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 26 in Pearl River County is hereby designated and henceforth shall be known as the “Larkin I. Smith Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect appropriate signs along and approaching such highway.