June 19, 2020 Office of Public Health updates mobile COVID-19 testing sites list for southwestern Louisiana

- Listed below are the updated dates and locations of mobile COVID-19 testing sites in the region that includes Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis parishes.

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

Test sites are now open Mondays through Fridays, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Dr. Lacey Cavanaugh, the Office of Public Health regional medical director for the five-parish region, said, “The hours of operation for the mobile test sites have been extended to 12 noon to allow more people to get tested.”

“We are staying open an hour longer each day to give people more time and flexibility to get tested. This is part of our commitment to make it as easy and convenient as possible for local residents to get a test,” Cavanaugh added.

Testing Dates and Sites

Dates and locations are listed below for next week’s test sites by parish.

ALLEN PARISH: WEEK 4

Monday 6/22/2020 Kinder Kinder Fire Station 808 2nd Ave.
Tuesday 6/23/2020 Oberlin Allen Parish Tourist Commission 8904 US 165
Wednesday 6/24/2020 Grant* Grant Fire Department Training Center 4357 LA 377

*Not a National Guard site

BEAUREGARD PARISH: WEEK 4

Wednesday 6/24/2020 Longville South Beauregard Upper Elementary School 12378 LA 171
Thursday 6/25/2020 DeRidder Beaucare 628 High School Road
Friday 6/26/2020 Merryville Merryville Pavilion 601 Hennigan St.


CALCASIEU PARISH: WEEK 4

Tuesday 6/23/2020 Moss Bluff Moss Bluff Middle School 297 Park Road
Wednesday 6/24/2020 Lake Charles Ward 3 Wildcat Stadium 1201 1st Ave.
Thursday 6/25/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive
Friday 6/26/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive


CAMERON PARISH: WEEK 4

Tuesday 6/23/2020 Grand Lake Grand Lake Fireman Center 965 LA 384

 

JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH: WEEK 4

Wednesday 6/24/2020 Jennings Multipurpose Building 403 Baker St.
Friday 6/26/2020 Jennings Multipurpose Building 403 Baker St.

 

Test site details

Save the number 877-766-2130 in your phone

Dr. Cavanaugh encouraged anyone who receives a call from 877-766-2130 to answer, as the call is from a contact tracer. The call is private and your information will not be shared with other people.

"Just by picking up your phone and speaking with a contact tracer, you're helping to protect yourself and others by identifying those you have been in close contact with. This helps us to quickly identify and contain spread of the virus,” she said.

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.

If a resource need is identified through the contact tracing interview, the case is flagged for follow-up from a resource coordinator social worker who can connect individuals with a wide assortment of available resources. These can include medication, masks, food assistance and even help locating alternative housing.

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.

For information from the Louisiana Department of Health on COVID-19, click here.

Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D.

Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein

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