July 20, 2020 LDH updates COVID-19 mobile testing schedule for southwest Louisiana

- Throughout this week, mobile testing sites in southwest Louisiana will be open from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. from Monday, July 20 to Friday, July 24.

These sites will be using the laboratory eTrueNorth to conduct the tests and provide results, which are available about 72 hours after being tested. Pre-registration is NOT required but encouraged by going to www.DoINeedaCOVID19test.com.  

Those who are pre-registered can use an express line for faster testing. On-site registration is also available, but testing will take longer than arriving with pre-registration completed.

People must provide a telephone number and email address to be tested. An ID is NOT required.

Test results will be provided by email notification and on the eTrueNorth portal. If someone tests positive, they will also be contacted by phone. There is no phone number to call for results. Results will only be provided by email and in the portal.

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.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include:

Testing Dates and Sites

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

ALLEN PARISH, WEEK 8

Monday 7/20/2020 Kinder Kinder Fire Department 808 2nd Ave.

 

BEAUREGARD PARISH

Wednesday 7/22/2020 DeRidder Beaucare 628 High School Road

 

CALCASIEU PARISH

Monday 7/20/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive
Tuesday 7/21/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive
Wednesday 7/22/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive
Thursday 7/23/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive
Friday 7/24/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive
Friday 7/24/2020 Lake Charles McNeese Cowboy Stadium (in front of Athletics Field House) 700 Blue and Gold Drive

 

CAMERON PARISH

Tuesday 7/21/2020 Grand Lake Grand Lake Fireman Center 965 LA 384

 

JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH

Thursday 7/23/2020 Jennings Multipurpos Building 403 Baker St.

 

Test site details

Save the number 877-766-2130 in your phone

Anyone who receives a call from 877-766-2130 is urged to answer, as the call is from a contact tracer who will keep an individual's information private. Personal information is used to quickly identify anyone a COVID-positive individual may have been in close contact with to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. 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 resources including medication, masks, food assistance and even help locating alternative housing.

Contact tracers employed by LDH will only ask you for your first and last name and your date of birth to confirm that you are the person they intended to call. They will not ask for any financial information, social security numbers or health insurance information. If someone claiming to be employed by LDH does ask for that, immediately hang up and call 877-766-2130 to be connected with LDH's contact tracers.

Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D.

Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein

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