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Baton Rouge --- Children across Louisiana are making plans for creating the perfect costume and mapping out which houses to stop at for the best Halloween treats. In this midst of these trick-or-treating preparations, state health officials remind parents to help their children incorporate safety into their Halloween activities.
Baton Rouge –The Calcasieu Parish Health Unit in Lake Charles will be providing Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition services to those clients who have appointments on Friday, October 21, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Clients are being asked to keep their appointed times.
At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1035 bodies. This is an increase from 1,025 recovered bodies reported on Oct. 12, 2005.
Baton Rouge --- In the aftermath of a hurricane or flooding, some homeowners may be experiencing difficulties with sewage systems not functioning properly.
At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,025 bodies.
FEMA's release on the media tour of the St. Gabriel Forensic Facility, 10-14-2005.
Click here for the release from Department of Environmental Quality's on seafood safety and water testing following Hurricane Katrina.
Baton Rouge – The Department of Health and Hospitals’ Office of Public Health, Sanitarian Services staff will continue to inspect food establishments in Orleans Parish, allowing those that are approved to resume operations and serve customers.
Baton Rouge – Although the Department of Health and Hospitals today reports 30 new cases of West Nile virus, the recent hurricanes do not appear to have increased the disease in Louisiana, as some had feared.
At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1021 bodies. This is an increase from 1,003 recovered bodies on Oct. 7, 2005.
Click here for list of Deceased Katrina Victims Released to Families Updated: October 7, 2005.
At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1003bodies. This is an increase from 988 recovered bodies on Oct. 6, 2005.