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STATE OFFICE CLOSURE - INCLEMENT WEATHER
Commissioner of Administration Taylor Barras is announcing that all state offices in Cameron Parish will be closed Wednesday, June 17, 2026 and Thursday, June 18, 2026, due to the impending tropical storm.
All agency heads are responsible for determining those essential personnel who should remain on duty, report for duty, or those who should report to alternate work sites as necessary. Officials continue to monitor conditions throughout the state, and this announcement may be updated.
This office closure applies to all nonessential employees, including those authorized to work from home.
State Health Department further relaxes nursing home, adult residential care facility visitation guidance
March 12, 2021
State Health Department further relaxes nursing home, adult residential care facility visitation guidanceLouisiana facilities to allow indoor visitation, with some exceptions
Due to the federal vaccine rollout and lower COVID-19 positivity rates, CMS guidance allows facilities to safely expand visitation options during the pandemic.
“Since restrictions were initially relaxed last October, the visitation program has gone remarkably well. We thank Louisianan facilities for their good work in creating safe environments for our most vulnerable residents and are thrilled to expand visitation further,” said Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer.
Under the updated guidance, facilities should allow responsible indoor visitation at all times for all residents, regardless of a resident’s or visitor’s vaccination status, except for:
Parishes where the positivity rate is greater than 10% and less than 70% of residents in the facility are fully vaccinated,
Residents with confirmed COVID infections, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, until after the isolation period, or
Residents in quarantine because they have been exposed to a positive case, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, until they have met the criteria for release from quarantine.
Facilities should continue to practice COVID infection control procedures, including social distancing and conducting visits outdoors whenever possible, as this is the safest way to prevent the spread of COVID.
The State Health Officer's orders can be viewed here and here.
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