Bureau of Laboratory Services

The goal of the OPH Laboratory is to protect the health and safety of the citizens and visitors to the State of Louisiana by providing accurate and timely laboratory data to state officials, public health programs and citizens of the state.

Information produced by the OPH Laboratory is a key component in day to day decision making as well as being critical to crisis management following natural disasters, disease outbreaks, chemical spills, and threat events. Public health programs as well as state and federal law enforcement agencies use OPH Laboratory data. These public health programs encompass Preventative Health, Environmental Health, Infectious Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response, and Forensic testing for biological and chemical threats.

• Infectious Disease and Emerging Pathogens (IDEP)
• Virology, Serology, & Sexually Transmitted Infections (ViSTI)
• Newborn Screening Laboratory
• Microbiology

• Biological Threat Testing
• Laboratory Biological Risk Assessment Procedure and Tool for Clinical Laboratories
• Chemical Threat Testing

• CLIA Certificates
• EPA Certification
• Louisiana OPH Lab USDA Permit
• ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Certificate and Scope of Accreditation
• Louisiana DEQ Radiation Permit

Information about having your laboratory Certified or finding a Certified Laboratory