, ▁the ▁Democratic ▁c auc uses ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁have ▁become ▁majority ▁African - American . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this , ▁the ▁Democratic ▁party ▁leaders , ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁David ▁Bar ia ▁and ▁State ▁Senator ▁Hob ▁Bry an ▁are ▁White . ▁ ▁Li qu or ▁laws ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁are ▁particularly ▁strict , ▁with ▁some ▁variation ▁among ▁juris dict ions . ▁State wide ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁alco hol ▁did ▁not ▁end ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁making ▁Mississippi ▁the ▁last ▁state ▁with ▁such ▁a ▁ban ▁in ▁force . ▁ ▁Li qu or ▁stores ▁may ▁only ▁be ▁opened ▁from ▁ 1 0 : 0 0   a . m . ▁to ▁ 1 0 : 0 0   p . m ., ▁and ▁are ▁dis allowed ▁from ▁operating ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day , ▁Good ▁Friday , ▁Thanks g iving ▁Day , ▁and ▁Christmas ▁Day . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁state ▁law ▁dis all ows ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁liqu or ▁stores ▁on ▁Sund ays . ▁Many ▁local ▁juris dict ions ▁similarly ▁prevent ▁the ▁Sunday ▁sale ▁of ▁be er ▁for ▁off - site ▁consumption ▁or ▁restrict ▁the ▁Sunday ▁sale ▁of ▁alco hol ▁in ▁bars ▁and ▁restaur ants . ▁ ▁Many ▁cities ▁and ▁count ies ▁allow ▁no ▁alco hol ▁sales ▁at ▁all ▁(" d ry ▁count ies "), ▁while ▁some ▁employ ▁different ▁standards ▁for ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁alco hol ▁( e . g ., ▁no ▁liqu or ▁sales , ▁but ▁be er ▁sales ▁permitted , ▁or ▁vice ▁vers a ). ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁cities