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• March 12, 2020

  DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY: Louisiana Department of Health Office of Public Health

  The Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health (LDH/OPH), pursuant to the emergency rulemaking authority granted by R.S. 40:4(A)(13), hereby adopts the following Emergency Rule for the protection of public health. This Emergency Rule is promulgated specifically in accordance with R.S. 49:953(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (R.S. 49:950, et seq .). The LDH/OPH expressly finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare requires adoption of this rule on an emergency basis.

• March 06, 2020

  LDH Blog: Louisiana Department of Health gets creative to provide flu vaccines

  While testing LDH's capability to provide vaccines or antiviral drugs to people around the state in the event of an emergency, health officials got creative in central Louisiana last fall with drive-thru flu shot clinics.

• February 21, 2020

  LDH Blog: In the event of an emergency ...

  Dr. Frank Welch, medical director for emergency preparedness at the Louisiana Department of Health, directs and coordinates all aspects of infectious disease planning and response activities for Louisiana. We asked Dr. Welch about the planning and response to COVID-19 at a time when Dr. Welch’s team was also responding to five concurrent outbreaks of infectious diseases: seasonal flu, hepatitis A, mumps, norovirus and chicken pox.

• January 27, 2020

  Acadiana region earns federal Public Health Readiness designation

  Working with the Louisiana Department of Health and its Office of Public Health, leaders in Acadiana have demonstrated the ability to plan for, respond to and recover from hazards, disasters and health emergencies.

• January 27, 2020

  Monroe region earns federal Public Health Readiness designation

  Working with the Louisiana Department of Health and its Office of Public Health, leaders in Monroe and throughout the area have demonstrated the ability to plan for, respond to and recover from hazards, disasters and health emergencies.

• July 16, 2019

  LDH issues vaccine guidance in response to Tropical Storm Barry, flooding

  The Louisiana Department of Health advises that residents and those working with the public during and after Tropical Storm Barry consider vaccinations to protect against infectious diseases.

• July 15, 2019

  Louisiana Department of Health reminds residents to be cautious around floodwater

  Lake Charles and the surrounding parishes have an abundance of small, individual sewage systems such as those with septic tanks. Many of these have been inundated with floodwater that may be contaminated with sewage, bacteria and other dangerous substances.

• July 14, 2019

  Click here for boil advisories that have been issued related to Hurricane Barry

• July 13, 2019

  Louisiana Department of Health urges safe use of generators during Tropical Storm Barry

  Swaths of Louisiana are likely to lose power during Tropical Storm Barry, prompting many Louisianans to turn to individual, gas-powered generators. However, every year, many people are killed or hospitalized due to improper and unsafe use of generators.

• July 13, 2019

  LDH advises caution to residents ahead of Tropical Storm Barry

  Louisiana is preparing for flooding in many regions throughout the state due to Tropical Storm Barry. The Louisiana Department of Health advises all Louisiana residents to be aware of the dangers floodwater poses and to take all appropriate precautions.

• July 10, 2019

  Emotional and psychological disaster preparedness

• July 10, 2019

  PROCLAMATION NUMBER 111 JBE 2019: STATE OF EMERGENCY - Invest 92L