Baton Rouge, La – Residents of St. Tammany, Washington, Livingston, Tangipahoa and St. Helena parishes will have more local options for COVID-19 testing. In partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Public Health and local parish governments, Louisiana National Guard will be operating mobile testing sites will make it more convenient for Northshore residents to get a test.
Mobile testing uses trucks and equipment operated by the Louisiana National Guard to bring testing kits to neighborhood locations such as schools, churches, retail stores, parks and other local neighborhood locations.
Dr. Gina Lagarde, the Office of Public Health regional medical director for the five-parish region, said, “This partnership greatly increases testing opportunity for residents, especially in the rural and unincorporated areas of these parishes.”
“Several hospitals and other community testing sites in our region have offered COVID-19 tests that have helped us to understand the prevalence of the coronavirus in our region,” Dr. Lagarde said. “We are now working to increase the number of test sites, to bring the sites closer to where people live, shop and visit during a typical day, and serve those communities that have may have been under served or could not access a central test site.”
Starting Tuesday, May 26, the mobile testing units and Louisiana National Guard testing personnel will visit different sites in St. Tammany, Washington, Livingston, Tangipahoa and St. Helena parishes. Testing will last for four weeks, through June 19, 2020.
Testing Dates and Sites
ST. TAMMANY PARISH WEEK 1 – WEEK 4
Monday 6/1/2020
Mandeville St. Tammany
Community Center 3101 East Causeway Approach
Tuesday 6/2/2020
Mandeville St. Tammany
Community Center 3101 East Causeway Approach
Wednesday 6/3/2020
Mandeville St. Tammany
Church of the Kings 22205 Little Creek Road
Thursday 6/4/2020
Mandeville St. Tammany
Premier Center (Tentative) LA 190 and North Causeway Blvd.
Friday 6/5/2020
LaCombe St. Tammany
Recreation District #461100 N. 12th St.
Monday 6/8/2020
Madisonville St. Tammany
Ball Park 1007 Pine St.
Tuesday 6/8/2020
Madisonville St. Tammany
Ball Park 1007 Pine St.
Wednesday 6/10/2020
Madisonville St. Tammany
Coquille Recreation Center (Tentative) 13505 LA 1085
Thursday 6/11/2020
Folsom St. Tammany
Fendlason Community Center 13296 LA 40
Friday 6/12/2020
Float St. Tammany
Monday 6/15/2020
Covington St. Tammany
Pinnacle Mall (Tentative) 7205 Pinnacle Parkway
Tuesday 6/16/2020
Covington St. Tammany
Planet Fitness (Tentative) 401 N. LA 190
Wednesday 6/17/2020
Covington St. Tammany
Fair Ground1301 N. Columbia St.
Thursday 6/18/2020
Abita Springs St. Tammany
Recreation Center 22517 LA 36
Friday 6/19/2020
Abita Springs St. Tammany
Recreation Center 22517 LA 36
