June 12, 2020 Region 6 Office of Public Health updates locations and dates of mobile COVID-19 testing sites

- Listed below are the updated dates and locations of mobile COVID-19 testing sites in the region that includes Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn parishes.

Mobile testing uses trucks and equipment operated by the Louisiana National Guard to bring testing kits to neighborhood locations such as schools, community centers, fire stations and other local neighborhood locations.

Test sites are open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to approximately 11 a.m.

Dr. David Holcombe, the Office of Public Health regional medical director for the eight-parish region, said, “The partnership between the National Guard, the Office of Public Health and local governments has increased the ability of residents to get tested for COVID-19.

“Over the past several weeks, we have been working to make it as easy and convenient as possible for local residents to get a test,” Dr. Holcombe said.

Testing dates and sites

Dates and locations are listed below for the next two weeks of testing in each parish.

AVOYELLES PARISH, WEEK 3 - WEEK 4

Friday 6/12/2020 Bunkie Bunkie High School 436 Evergreen St.
Monday 6/15/2020 Simmesport Simmesport Town Hall 372 Mission Drive
Tuesday 6/16/2020 Mansura Mansura Town Hall 1832 L'Eglise St.
Friday 6/19/2020 Plaucheville Plaucheville Elementary School Loop Road

 

CATAHOULA PARISH, WEEK 3 - WEEK 4

Monday 6/15/2020 Sicily Island Sicily Island Medical Center 307 Chisum St.
Wednesday 6/17/2020 Enterprise Enterprise Recreation 180 Ball Park Drive
Friday 6/19/2020 Jonesville Larto School 244 Larto Bayou Road

 

CONCORDIA PARISH, WEEK 3 - WEEK 4

Friday 6/12/2020 Ferriday Ferriday High School 801 N. E.E. Wallace Blvd.
Tuesday 6/16/2020 Ferriday Ferriday High School 801 N. E.E. Wallace Blvd.
Thursday 6/18/2020 Vidalia Vidalia High School 2201 Murray Drive

 

GRANT PARISH, WEEK 3 - WEEK 4

Friday  6/12/2020 Colfax Grant Parish Civic Center 420 Richardson Drive
Monday 6/15/2020 Colfax Grant Parish Civic Center 420 Richardson Drive
Monday 6/15/2020 Pollock Pollock Elementary School 4001 LA 8
Wednesday 6/17/2020 Colfax Grant Parish Civic Center 420 Richardson Drive
Wednesday 6/17/2020 Dry Prong Bentley Pentecostal Church 19548 US 167
Friday 6/19/2020 Georgetown Georgetown High School 4528 LA 500

 

LASALLE PARISH, WEEK 3 - WEEK 4

Tuesday 6/16/2020 Urania LaSalle Junior High School 5960 Tannehill Drive
Thursday 6/18/2020 Olla LaSalle High School 1460 Blake St.

 

RAPIDES PARISH, WEEK 3 - WEEK 4

Friday 6/12/2020 Alexandria Rapides Parish Exhibition Hall 5600 Coliseum Blvd.
Monday 6/15/2020 Deville Buckeye Elementary School 652 LA 1207
Wednesday 6/17/2020 Ball Ball Elementary School 89 Camp Livingston Road
Friday 6/19/2020 Alexandria Poland Junior High School 3348 LA 457

 

VERNON PARISH, WEEK 3 - WEEK 4

Friday 6/12/2020 Leesville Leesville Fairgrounds 276 H.M. Stevens Blvd.
Tuesday 6/16/2020 Pitkin Pitkin High School 7239 LA 463
Wednesday 6/17/2020 Rosepine Rosepine High School 502 Louisiana Ave.
Thursday 6/18/2020 Simpson Simpson High School 4262 LA 8
Friday 6/19/2020 Leesville Pickering High School 180 LeBleu Road

 

WINN PARISH, WEEK 3 - WEEK 4

Tuesday 6/16/2020 Atlanta Atlanta High School 118 School Road
Thursday 6/18/2020 Calvin Calvin High School 223 2nd St.
Thursday 6/18/2020 Winnfield Winnfield Primary School 401 S. Saint John St.

 

Test site details

Contact tracing underway

Dr. Holcombe added that contact tracing is also underway throughout the region. “Contact tracing can help us quickly identify and contain spread of the virus,” he added. “Everyone can help protect themselves, their families and the community by talking openly with the contact tracer if called. The call is private and your information will not be shared with other people.”

Contact tracing is crucial as Louisiana eases restrictions on businesses and activities. Contact tracing works as follows: When someone tests positive, a contact tracer will try to call everyone who came in close contact with the COVID-positive person. Everyone called by a contact tracer is advised to watch themselves for signs of illness for 14 days from when they first came in contact with the COVID-19 person.

All contact tracers will call from 877-766-2130. If someone calls from a number other than 877-766-2130, claims to be a contact tracer and asks for personal information, hang up immediately.

Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D.

Interim Secretary Drew Maranto

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