Emergency Preparedness

Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols announced today that state government offices will be closed Wednesday, February 25 in the following parishes across Louisiana where hazardous driving conditions and scattered power outages are forecast due to winter weather conditions.

This week, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals' Office of Public Health awarded a $1,000,000 loan to the Village of Mermentau through the State's Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program (DWRLF). The low-interest loan will help improve the community's drinking water system.

Are you ready for hurricane season? Now is the time to get ready; hurricane season starts Sunday. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) encourages Louisiana residents to begin planning now for how they will protect their families, homes and property if tropical weather impacts the state.

The Department of Health and Hospitals on Monday announced that around 95 percent of the state’s drinking water systems have complied with an emergency rule issued last year requiring increased disinfectant levels in drinking water and increased monitoring of water quality.

The Department of Health and Hospitals today issued an Emergency Rule banning the sale or use of eight additional synthetic cannabinoids, commonly marketed as synthetic marijuana, following reports from law enforcement officials of a high number of associated drug overdoses in recent weeks.

Water samples taken in late January from the St. Bernard parish water system have tested negative for the rare ameba Naegleria fowleri, meaning increased chlorine levels in the system have controlled the ameba, the Department of Health and Hospitals announced Tuesday.