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Southwest Louisiana Oyster Harvesting Area Expanded
The Department of Health and Hospitals announces the expansion of oyster harvesting in the Lower Calcasieu Lake Conditional Management Area, effective Dec. 26, 2005.
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Deceased Katrina Victims Released 12-21-2005
Recovered Bodies – At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,096 bodies. This is an increase from 1,095 recovered bodies reported on Dec. 16, 2005.
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NEWS ADVISORY: FEMA Assisting Louisiana Parishes with Disinterred Remains
Please click here to see the news advisory for FEMA's press event on assisting the state with identifying disinterred remains after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Deceased Katrina Victims Released to Families 12-16-2005
Recovered Bodies – At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,095 bodies. This is an increase from 1,094 recovered bodies reported on Dec. 13, 2005.
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Health Department Launches Web Site to Assist Families of Hurricane Victims
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has launched “Katrina Missing,” a Web site to aid families of people who are missing or presumed deceased following Hurricane Katrina.
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Deceased Katrina Victims Released to Families 12-13-2005
Recovered Bodies – At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,094 bodies. This is a decrease from the 1,098 recovered bodies reported on Dec. 9, 2005. The number decreased because some bodies at the Victim Identification Center in Carville were inadvertently counted twice in the DMORT database, which altered last week’s count.
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Deceased Katrina Victims Released to Families 12-9-2005
Recovered Bodies – At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,098 bodies. This is an increase from 1,090 recovered bodies reported on Dec. 1, 2005.
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State Police, Department of Health Complete DNA Contracts, Select Vendors
Please click here to read the press release Louisiana State Police distributed announcing the vendors for the DNA contract.
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Boil Order Update 12-8-2005: Health Department Removes Boil Advisories for Parts of New Orleans
State health officials have lifted boil orders for some water systems in eastern New Orleans that were seriously impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Boil orders were lifted Dec. 8 for the areas bounded by Lake Pontchartrain on the north, the Intracoastal Waterway on the south and from the Industrial Canal eastward to the end of the distribution system at Venetian Isles.
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Flu Vaccines Available at Parish Health Units
The Department of Health and Hospitals-Office of Public Health has additional flu vaccine available at parish health units for all citizens who have not yet received their shot. However, state health officials remind those who are in high-risk groups for the flu that they should get their flu vaccines immediately, if they have not done so already.
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Boil Order Update 12-7-2005: Health Department Removes Boil Advisories for Parts of St. Bernard Parish
State health officials have lifted boil orders for some water systems in St. Bernard Parish that were seriously impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Boil orders were lifted Dec. 7 for upper St. Bernard Parish, specifically the area west of and including Eastwood Manor Subdivision in the Verret area. Advisories were lifted Nov. 29 for the area of St. Bernard Parish bounded by the Orleans/St. Bernard Parish line, Paris Road, Judge Perez Drive and the Mississippi River.
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Deceased Katrina Victims 12-1-2005
Recovered Bodies – At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,090 bodies. This is an increase from 1,086 recovered bodies reported on Nov. 28, 2005.