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Louisiana Department of Health receives $1.5 million CDC grant to support HIV efforts in East Baton Rouge Parish
The grant comes as part of the first wave of funding to support the federal government’s 10-year plan to end the HIV epidemic.
LDH News
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LDH issues vaccine guidance in response to Tropical Storm Barry, flooding
The Louisiana Department of Health advises that residents and those working with the public during and after Tropical Storm Barry consider vaccinations to protect against infectious diseases.
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Media Advisory: Department of Health’s Hepatitis C elimination strategy underway – Patients now have access to curative medications
Media is invited to join state officials, a Care South Clinic physician and a patient as the Department of Health begins its hepatitis C elimination strategy.
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Louisiana Department of Health reminds residents to be cautious around floodwater
Lake Charles and the surrounding parishes have an abundance of small, individual sewage systems such as those with septic tanks. Many of these have been inundated with floodwater that may be contaminated with sewage, bacteria and other dangerous substances.
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Click here for boil advisories that have been issued related to Hurricane Barry
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Louisiana Department of Health urges safe use of generators during Tropical Storm Barry
Swaths of Louisiana are likely to lose power during Tropical Storm Barry, prompting many Louisianans to turn to individual, gas-powered generators. However, every year, many people are killed or hospitalized due to improper and unsafe use of generators.
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LDH advises caution to residents ahead of Tropical Storm Barry
Louisiana is preparing for flooding in many regions throughout the state due to Tropical Storm Barry. The Louisiana Department of Health advises all Louisiana residents to be aware of the dangers floodwater poses and to take all appropriate precautions.
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Health Department closes some oyster beds
The Louisiana Department of Health closed oyster beds in areas 1-22 beginning in advance of the landfall of Tropical Storm Barry. This includes areas from Lake Borgne to the mouth of the Atchafalaya River.
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Contagious Conversations Podcast
LDH Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee was a recent guest on the @CDCFoundation’s new Contagious Conversations podcast, where she discussed the fight for healthier communities at the state level. Click here or subscribe via your favorite podcasting app.
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PROCLAMATION NUMBER 111 JBE 2019: STATE OF EMERGENCY - Invest 92L
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GOHSEP's Crisis Action Team Activated due to Tropical Threat
BATON ROUGE (July 8, 2019): The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) is urging the people of Louisiana to monitor the forecast over the next several days due to possible tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the National Hurricane Center, a trough of low pressure located over central Georgia is forecast to move southward toward the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, where a broad area of low pressure is expected to form in a couple of days.
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LDH announces closure of some oyster beds due to low salinity levels
The Louisiana Department of Health today announced the closure of oyster harvest areas 1, 2 and a portion of area 3. This is a precautionary closure due to low salinity levels negatively affecting oyster health.