The Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health has rescinded the swimming advisory for the remainder of the beach areas at Grand Isle State Park. The decision was made after water samples taken over the past several weeks showed the area’s water quality has improved sufficiently to meet Louisiana’s BEACH program bacteriological water quality compliance standards.
This means the swimming advisory issued on Friday, July 2, is no longer in effect for Grand Isle State Park Beach. The public should be aware that there is currently no advisory against swimming at Grand Isle State Park Beach sites.
DHH Office of Public Health staff within the Louisiana BEACH Monitoring program has closely tracked water quality at Grand Isle State Park Beach. The program re-evaluates the bacterial water quality each week at four separate beach segments located at the park.
The goal of the Louisiana’s BEACH program is to provide the public with the necessary information to allow them to make informed choices about whether or not to enter the water.
The public should be aware that while swimming in Louisiana waters, the Department of Heath and Hospitals advises people to swim at their own risk. Learn more about the Louisiana Beach monitoring program at our Web site: www.ophbeachmonitoring.com
For more information, please contact: Stephen Locke, Office of Public Health, 6867
Bluebonnet Blvd., Box 16, Baton Rouge, LA 70810; Phone: (225) 763-3547; FAX: (225)
763-3553; E-mail: slocke@dhh.la.gov