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• October 04, 2005

  State Suspends BEACH Monitoring Program

  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.

• October 03, 2005

  Deceased Victims Update 10-3-2005

  At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 964 bodies. This is an increase from 929 recovered bodies on Sept. 30.

• October 03, 2005

  Hurricane Katrina # 53: KatrinaHealth.org Provides Important Medical Information

  Baton Rouge – Doctors and pharmacists who are providing health care services to Hurricane Katrina evacuees and need information about which prescription drugs an evacuee took before fleeing his or her home can now get that information online.

• October 03, 2005

  KatrinaHealth.org Provides Important Medical Information

  Baton Rouge – Doctors and pharmacists who are providing health care services to Hurricane Katrina evacuees and need information about which prescription drugs an evacuee took before fleeing his or her home can now get that information online.

• October 01, 2005

  DHH Begins Spraying for Mosquitoes in Cameron and Beauregard Parishes

  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.

• September 30, 2005

  Deceased Victims Update 9-30-2005

  At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 929 bodies.

• September 30, 2005

  Deceased Victims Update 9-30-2005

  At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 929 bodies.

• September 30, 2005

  Texas Food Instruments Not Redeemable with Louisiana WIC Vendors

  Baton Rouge – The Louisiana WIC Program wishes to inform recipients that Texas food instruments issued to Louisiana hurricane evacuees or to Texas residents who have evacuated to Louisiana cannot be redeemed at Louisiana WIC vendors.

• September 29, 2005

  BOIL ORDER UPDATE - Boil Orders Lifted for Some Louisiana Residents

  Baton Rouge – State health officials have issued an update to conditions of water systems in Louisiana that were seriously impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Boil orders have been lifted for some parish water systems. The boil orders, which were issued after a loss of pressure occurred in those systems, have been lifted since testing showed the water does not contain unsafe levels of bacteria and is safe to drink and use.

• September 29, 2005

  Deceased Victims 9-29-2005

  At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes have confirmed 923 deaths.

• September 29, 2005

  DHH Begins Spraying for Mosquitoes in Calcasieu Parish

  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.

• September 29, 2005

  Hurricane Rita #8: Health Officials Advise Against Permanently Repopulating Lake Charles Area At This Time

  Lake Charles – State health officials advise residents of the Lake Charles area who evacuated before Hurricane Rita to avoid permanently returning to the city and repopulating the area at this time because of public health concerns in the area.