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Recent News
July 02, 2020
In this Q&A blog series, our regional public health leaders will be answering the same questions, and together they will paint a statewide perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response in their communities. Dr. Lacey Cavanaugh is the Regional Medical Director for Region 5, which includes the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis.
July 02, 2020
These updated testing sites are for the region that includes Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis parishes.
July 02, 2020
Medical Monitoring Stations operated by Hospitals to provide treatment, medical services, assistance with activities of daily living, and related services to eligible COVID-19 positive individuals who are referred and/or approved for such services by the Louisiana Department of Health.
June 29, 2020
These updated testing sites are for the region that includes Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn parishes.
June 29, 2020
These updated testing sites are for the region that includes Allen, Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis parishes.
June 26, 2020
The Louisiana Department of Health reports 1,354 COVID-19 cases reported to the state since yesterday, bringing the total to 54,769 cases.
June 25, 2020
In the Louisiana Department of Health’s new Q&A blog series, these public health leaders will be answering the same questions, and together they will paint a statewide perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and their communities’ response.
June 25, 2020
In this Q&A blog series, our regional public health leaders will be answering the same questions, and together they will paint a statewide perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response in their communities. Dr. Chip Riggins is the Regional Medical Director for Region 3, which includes the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Mary and Terrebonne.
June 23, 2020
Regional medical directors are in constant contact with state health leadership and local leaders and can help explain what the public can do to help address this rise in cases, particularly among key demographics.
June 23, 2020
The Louisiana Department of Health reports 1,356 COVID-19 cases reported to the state since yesterday, bringing the total to 51,595 cases. Louisiana had the third largest single-week increase in cases last week, beaten only by the first two weeks of April during the upswing.