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STATE OFFICE CLOSURE - INCLEMENT WEATHER
Commissioner of Administration Taylor Barras is announcing that all state offices in Cameron Parish will be closed Wednesday, June 17, 2026 and Thursday, June 18, 2026, due to the impending tropical storm.
All agency heads are responsible for determining those essential personnel who should remain on duty, report for duty, or those who should report to alternate work sites as necessary. Officials continue to monitor conditions throughout the state, and this announcement may be updated.
This office closure applies to all nonessential employees, including those authorized to work from home.
The Food and Drug Unit of the Office of Public Health regulates a variety of activities and processes pertaining to food, drugs, and cosmetics in the state of Louisiana. Regulated facilities include food-manufacturing facilities; drug-manufacturing facilities; food and drug storage warehouses; ice-manufacturing plants; ice-vending units; bottled water facilities; acidified- and low-acid canned foods processors; food banks; breweries; wineries; wholesale producers of value-added seafood products (such as gumbos and etouffees); beef and poultry product storage warehouses; medical-gas manufacturers and trans-fillers; medical-gas distribution facilities; UV tanning facilities; commercial body art (tattooing, permanent makeup, and body piercing) facilities; and water-vending units.
FDU inspectors conduct inspections on behalf of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as part of the Federal Inspection Program (FIP) contract. Staff members issue thousands of export certificates and certificates of free sale annually.
Please note that for assistance with retail operations like restaurants and grocery stores, you must contact your local parish health unit sanitarian.
As of July 1, 2025, all new plans or plans for substantial renovation of existing facilities require the submission of a plans-review fee of $100 for a standard (10 or fewer business days) or $1,000 for an expedited (5 or fewer business days) plan review. This fee must be paid at the time of submission, either electronically through our Digital Health Department software or by means of submitting a cashier's check or money order payable to "LDH" or "Louisiana Department of Health." Your inspector can give you additional information on this matter.
Resources
Food Manufacturing and Distribution
Online Permit Renewal Payment by Credit Card: This system is for permits to operate only. You cannot renew a Certificate of Registration online. Also, this system cannot be used for UV Tanning or Commercial Body Art registration renewals.
Post-disaster food handling information: A listing of documents from various public and private sources characterizing best practices for handling food products after a hurricane or other disaster event
Color additive listing: Approved color additives for foods and the uses for which they are accepted by the FDA
FDA Food Defense Planning Tool: Designed to help food facilities of all kinds develop food defense plans to prevent the possibility of intentional contamination of food products introduced into the supply chain
HARPC/FSMA Preventive Controls
Food Safety Plan Worksheets: Documents from the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance that may be used as templates for developing your firm's Food Safety Plan as required by Subpart C of Section 117 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy: Regulates the operation of retail pharmacies and the licensing of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other allied professions in Louisiana
If you need to report a recall for a food or drug product you manufacture or distribute to the department, contact our recall hotline 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
For more information, contact your regional inspector or choose one of the program areas below:
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