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Baton Rouge --- A media briefing with Dr. Louis Cataldie, medical incident commander for the recovery of deceased victims of Hurricane Katrina, will take place Thursday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Joint Field Operation Briefing Area, in Renaissance Park, which is located at 1500 Main Street in Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge --- A media briefing with Dr. Louis Cataldie, medical incident commander for the recovery of deceased victims of Hurricane Katrina, will take place Thursday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Joint Field Operation Briefing Area, in Renaissance Park, which is located at 1500 Main Street in Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge – State health officials have issued an update to conditions of Louisiana water systems that were seriously impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Boil orders have been lifted for some parish water systems, including several in Calcasieu Parish and for the city of Lake Charles.
At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 972 bodies. This is an increase from 964 recovered bodies on Oct. 3, 2005.
Baton Rouge – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has developed a management plan in anticipation of the hatching of mosquitoes and flies due to the massive flooding in the area. Mosquito control is needed to protect public health from nuisances and diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, as well as flies.
Baton Rouge – State health officials have issued an update to conditions of Louisiana water systems that were seriously impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Boil orders have been lifted for some parish water systems, including several in Calcasieu Parish and for the city of Lake Charles.
At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 972 bodies. This is an increase from 964 recovered bodies on Oct. 3, 2005.
Baton Rouge – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has developed a management plan in anticipation of the hatching of mosquitoes and flies due to the massive flooding in the area. Mosquito control is needed to protect public health from nuisances and diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, as well as flies.
Baton Rouge – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has developed a management plan in anticipation of the hatching of mosquitoes and flies due to the massive flooding in the area. Mosquito control is needed to protect public health from nuisances and diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, as well as flies.
(Baton Rouge, LA) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH), along with other federal, state and local public health officials, urges the owners and managers of New Orleans-area restaurants and hotels to ensure that drinking water provided for customers is purchased only from reputable experienced vendors.
Baton Rouge – In the weeks following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many of the Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health’s (DHH-OPH)
The Louisiana BEACH Monitoring Program is a partnership between the Department of Health and Hospitals, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Louisiana Office of State Parks, Cameron Parish Police Jury, The Town of Grand Isle and Lafourche Parish Police Jury. The program monitors bacteria levels of water at 13 beach locations -- Cypremort, Fontainebleau and Grand Isle state parks, and Fourchon, Holly, Hackberry, Rutherford, Martin, Dung , Little Florida, Gulf Breeze, Grand Isle and Constance beaches.