Beach Monitoring Program

The Louisiana Department of Health Beach Monitoring Program tests water at 23 beach sites along the Louisiana coast to determine whether the water quality meets Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) criteria. Water samples are collected weekly during Louisiana's beach season between the months of May and October. This program is part of the federal Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act of 2000. The BEACH Act is an amendment to the Clean Water Act requiring all coastal states to develop programs for effective water quality monitoring and public notification at coastal recreational beaches. LDH analyzes the beach water for enterococci bacteria. These bacteria represent those commonly found in sewage pollution, and which could cause disease, infections or rashes.

Advisories are posted weekly between May 1 through October 31.

Monitoring Site Most Recent
Sample Date
Advisory Status
Constance Beach 05/13/2025 Advisory
Cypremort Point State Park Beach 05/13/2025 Advisory
Long (Dung) Beach 05/13/2025 Advisory
Elmer's Island Beach 05/12/2025 No Advisory
Fontainebleau State Park Beach 05/12/2025 Advisory
Gulf Breeze Beach 05/13/2025 Advisory
Grand Isle Beach Site #1 05/12/2025 No Advisory
Grand Isle Beach Site #2 05/12/2025 No Advisory
Grand Isle Beach Site #3 05/12/2025 No Advisory
Grand Isle State Park Site #1 05/12/2025 Advisory
Grand Isle State Park Site #2 05/12/2025 Advisory
Grand Isle State Park Site #3 05/12/2025 No Advisory
Grand Isle State Park Site #4 05/12/2025 No Advisory
Holly Beach Site #1 05/13/2025 Advisory
Holly Beach Site #2 05/13/2025 Advisory
Holly Beach Site #3 05/13/2025 Advisory
Holly Beach Site #4 05/13/2025 Advisory
Holly Beach Site #5 05/13/2025 Advisory
Holly Beach Site #6 05/13/2025 Advisory
Lake Charles North Beach 05/13/2025 No Advisory
Lake Charles South Beach CLOSED CLOSED TO RECREATIONAL USE
BY CALCASIEU PARISH
Little Florida Beach 05/13/2025 Advisory
Martin (Mae's) Beach 05/13/2025 Advisory
Rutherford Beach 05/13/2025 Advisory

Kade Ordoyne
Program Coordinator
[email protected]
Christopher Lemaire
Program Manager
[email protected] 
Jennifer Armentor
Program Administrator
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Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D.

Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein

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