February 17, 2022 Two LDH community-based testing sites closing in Southwest Louisiana

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The Louisiana Department of Health’s community-based testing sites at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and Jennings American Legion Hospital in Region 5 (Southwest Louisiana) will close permanently on Friday, February 18.
 
These testing sites located at 1701 Oak Park Boulevard in Lake Charles and 1634 Elton Road in Jennings were opened temporarily to meet an increased demand in testing. 
 
Individuals can get tested at other LDH testing sites in the area including:
 
You can also find other non-LDH testing locations at ldh.la.gov/covidtesting or call 211 to find a site near you.
 
Being vaccinated and boosted remains the best way to protect yourself against hospitalization and death. You can learn about vaccination sites near you by calling Louisiana’s vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774.
 
You can also find a vaccine site online at ldh.la.gov/covidvaccine or text your ZIP code to GETVAX (438829) in English or VACUNA (822862) in Spanish.

Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D.

Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein

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