Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Long Beach, MS

Long Beach is a city in Harrison County on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, east of Pass Christian and west of Gulfport, and it is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area.

The city had a population of 16,780 at the 2020 census, with 6,785 households, up from 14,792 residents in 2010.

Long Beach is nicknamed "The Friendly City" and was incorporated on August 10, 1905.

The city began as an agricultural town, and its early economy was built on truck farming, above all the Long Red radish, earning it the boastful title "Radish Capital of the World."

In 1921, a bumper crop led to the shipment of more than 300 trainloads of Long Beach's Long Red radishes to northern states, where the variety was a favorite beer hall staple.

The Long Red radish later fell out of favor as the common button radish rose, and the city shifted from agriculture toward beach tourism.

Hurricane Katrina struck Long Beach on August 29, 2005, destroying almost all buildings within about 500 meters of the Gulf of Mexico shoreline and leaving many residents homeless.

After Katrina, the city of Long Beach, California, held a fundraiser for its Mississippi namesake, and Peoria, Arizona, adopted the city and provided public and private resources, forming a lasting bond between the two communities.

Long Beach is served by the Long Beach School District, which operates five campuses with enrollment around 2,700 students, including Long Beach High School and Harper McCaughan Elementary School, rebuilt after Katrina destroyed its predecessor.

The University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast campus sits on a 52-acre beachfront site on East Beach Boulevard in Long Beach, the only four-year public institution on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.