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Biloxi Cooks, BPD cooking team give back to community in August 2026

Biloxi Cooks highlighted the Biloxi Police Department cooking team in a recent Facebook post, praising the group’s fried shrimp and fish and saying the effort is “giving back to the community, one plate at a time.”

The Facebook post, published by the Biloxi Cooks page, noted the popularity of the food and included a familiar YouTube prompt encouraging viewers to enjoy and share videos and music. The post did not provide further details about when or where the meals were served.

The Biloxi Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency that serves the Gulf Coast city of Biloxi, Mississippi. Community outreach events, including cookouts and meal distributions, are one way local police agencies try to build relationships with residents and support neighborhoods.

Food events that pair local cuisine such as fried shrimp and fish with outreach activities can attract wide community participation and help foster goodwill between residents and public servants. The Facebook post emphasized service and community connection without offering specifics about attendance or scheduling.

We will provide more information as it becomes available.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."

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