COVID-19 Testing - Livingston Parish
Ochsner Health, in Partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health and the Louisiana National Guard, is offering COVID-19 testing to Livingston Parish residents. The location will be 29938 S. Magnolia St., Livingston, LA 70754 (the old Assessor’s Office located beside the Registrar of Voters right off HWY 190). The dates are Tuesday, August 25, 2020 through Friday August 28, 2020. The scheduled times are 9am until 4pm unless 150 tests are expended prior to that time.
There are no out-of-pocket costs for those seeking a test at community testing sites and no one will be turned away based on their insurance status. Please bring your ID and insurance card, if applicable. Anyone Louisiana resident over the age of five is eligible to be tested.
The test will be administered by Ochsner personnel. Persons being tested will be registered by personnel on site. You will receive your test results within 72 hours via the MyChart patient portal or by phone. Those who test positive will have the opportunity to participate in Ochsner’s 14-day symptom tracker program designed for COVID-19 patients who do not require hospital care.
Participants receive daily text messages to monitor symptoms and can be connected to our 24/7 nurse on-call line for additional support. You may call 1-866-703-7790.
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In conjunction with Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks and the Livingston Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness are closing all Livingston Parish waterways to recreational traffic beginning at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 until further notice due to rising waters resulting from Hurricane Sally’s storm surge impacts on our area and requests made by local first responder agencies.
Hazardous conditions and situations exist in all communities, and Livingston Parish is no exception. They range from such natural hazards as hurricanes and flooding, to man-made hazards such as chemical spills and nuclear accidents, to the ultimate threat of a terrorist event. The Livingston Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has the responsibility of identifying potential hazards and preparing, mitigating, responding and recovering from events resulting from these hazards.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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12 March 2020
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This information is being provided for the situational awareness of the citizens, visitors and businesses of Livingston Parish. Please be aware that there are no known cases nor potential cases of the Coronavirus in Livingston Parish at this time. Parish President Layton Ricks and the Livingston Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (LOHSEP) will continue to closely monitor the situation as it develops.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) has set up an information line for general Coronavirus questions, dial 211. Please visit DHH’s Coronavirus Public Health page and/or the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coronavirus page for continuously updated information. The links are below.