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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
Foodborne and Waterborne Disease
Foodborne Disease
If you think you became ill from something you ate, report it to the Louisiana Department of Health - Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section.
Food Safety and Foodborne Illness Resources
Waterborne Disease
- Legionella (Legionnaire’s Disease and Pontiac Fever)
- What To Do if There is a Boil Water Advisory
- Waterborne Ameba Parasite - Naegleria fowleri Amebic Encephalitis
Recreational Water Safety Resources
- CDC Healthy and Safe Swimming Campaign
- Healthy Swimming Brochure - Spanish
- Healthy Swimming Brochure - English
- Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC)
- Risk of Disease with Swimming & Other Activities In Recreational Waters - Public Info Sheet
- Wild Animals in Swimming Pools - Public Information
- CDC Swimming and Your Health