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Two of the Louisiana Department of Health's Community-based COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites in Region 4 (Acadiana) which are supported by the Louisiana National Guard (LANG) will be closed Tuesday, March 22 due to severe forecasted weather on that day.
The Louisiana Department of Health has launched its new COVID-19 Support Hotline, which merges the former contact tracing hotline and the COVID-19 vaccine hotline to provide the general public one convenient resource to get their COVID-19 and vaccine questions answered.
Continues the provisions of the October 20, 2021 Emergency Rule which amended Title 50 of the Louisiana Administrative Code in order to continue the provisions of the Emergency Rule adopted on June 24, 2020 throughout the duration of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency declaration.
Two of the children were under 5 years old. The third child was between 5 and 17 years old. The deaths took place in the past week.
As Mardi Gras season gets into full swing, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is sharing guidance with the public on how to celebrate more safely.
You can find other testing site locations and hours at ldh.la.gov/covidtesting or you can call 211 to find a site near you.
The Louisiana Department of Health's community-based testing sites at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and Jennings American Legion Hospital in Southwest Louisiana will close permanently on February 18.
The Governor's Office, the Louisiana Department of Health and the CDC still recommend that all people wear masks when they are indoors in public or in a large outdoor crowd while all areas of the state are considered high transmission areas for the coronavirus.
The program provides parents, guardians, pediatricians, teachers and community and faith leaders with the tools to take meaningful, accessible action to stop the spread of COVID-19 within their families and in classrooms.
Continues the provisions of the Emergency Rule adopted on August 25, 2020 which amended the provisions governing the Adult Day Health Care Waiver, the Community Choices Waiver, and Long-Term Personal Care Services throughout the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency declaration, and clarified that the home and community-based services waiver provisions which correspond to Louisiana’s section 1915(c) Appendix K waiver will remain in effect for the duration of the Emergency Rule or until the Appendix K waiver termination date of January 26, 2021, whichever is later.
You can find testing site locations and hours at ldh.la.gov/covidtesting or you can call 211 to find a site near you.
The Louisiana Department of Health's community-based testing site at Evangeline Downs Casino in Region 4 (Acadiana) will close permanently on Friday, January 28, 2022.