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DHH Closes Oyster Harvesting Area 28 Due to Oil Spill
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced today the closure of oyster harvesting bed Area 28 as a response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf.
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DHH Reminds Oil Spill Response Workers and Volunteers to Take Precautions to Stay Safe
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is reminding oil spill response workers and volunteers to seek appropriate training and to be cautious when encountering wildlife while assisting the cleanup of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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DHH Reopens Oyster Harvesting Area 28
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced today that it will reopen oyster harvesting Area 28 to give harvesters as much time as possible to harvest their product before any potential impact from the BP oil spill in the Gulf.
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In Precautionary Move, LDH Closes Additional Oyster Harvesting Areas West of the Mississippi Due to Oil Spill
Confirmed reports of oil further west along the Louisiana coast are forcing the immediate closure of more oyster harvest areas. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced today the closure of additional oyster harvesting bed areas west of the Mississippi, including areas 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22 and 23 as a precautionary response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf. These closures take effect immediately.
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DHH Prepares for Hurricane Season with Hospital Evacuation Exercise
Military personnel from across the country joined the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to test the state’s multiple-hospital evacuation plan today at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport. Mock patients were loaded into C-130 aircraft, which had been retrofitted for use as a flying medical facility, as part of the exercise for the Medical Institution Evacuation Plan (MIEP).
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DHH Partially Reopens Oyster Harvesting Area 17
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced today that it has partially reopened oyster harvesting Area 17 to give harvesters as much time as possible to harvest their product before any potential impact from the BP oil spill in the Gulf.
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In Precautionary Move, LDH Closes Oyster Harvesting Area 13 Due to Oil Spill
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced today the closure of oyster harvesting bed Area 13 as a precautionary response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: LDH to Hold Press Briefing on Emergency Evacuation Exercise
As hurricane season approaches, state, federal and local agencies are working together to test the state’s Medical Institution Evacuation Plan (MIEP). DHH Secretary Alan Levine will hold a news conference on Thursday prior to the exercise at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport to discuss the state’s preparedness and the partnerships critical to getting Louisiana’s patients out of the path of an impending hurricane.
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DHH Reopens Additional Oyster Harvesting Areas
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced today that it has partially reopened oyster harvesting areas 14 and 15, and all of areas 2, 3 and 4 to give harvesters as much time as possible to harvest their product before any potential impact from the BP oil spill in the Gulf.
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LDWF and LDH Issue Additional Closures to Fishing and Oyster Harvesting Areas in the Territorial Seas near Marsh Island Due to Reports of Oil
The Louisiana departments of Health and Hospitals (DHH), and Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced today the closure of recreational and commercial fishing activities, and oyster harvesting near Marsh Island and in harvesting bed Area 28 due to confirmed reports of oil associated with the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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DHH Reopens Oyster Harvesting Areas 19 and 21
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced today that it has reopened oyster harvesting areas 19 and 21 to give harvesters as much time as possible to harvest their product before any potential impact from the BP oil spill in the Gulf.
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In Precautionary Move, LDH Closes Oyster Harvesting Areas 19 and 21 Due to Oil Spill
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced today the closure of oyster harvesting bed areas 19 and 21 as a precautionary response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf.