Louisiana Department of Health announces COVID-19 testing in Acadiana region for beginning of January
Baton Rouge, La. (December 30, 2020) — COVID-19 testing at all Louisiana Army National Guard (LANG) sites and parish health units will be paused on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
Dates and times for COVID-19 testing sites operated by LANG in the Acadiana region for the week of Jan. 4 to 8 are listed below. These sites are closed during state holidays and inclement weather.
As Louisiana heads into the New Year, the best way to show your loved ones you care is to reduce the likelihood that you spread COVID to them. Celebrate at home with your immediate household and continue to take precautions: practice social distancing, wear a mask and wash your hands. If you have been exposed or have symptoms of COVID-19, get tested.
Pre-registration for COVID-19 testing is encouraged by going to Health.QuestDiagnostics.com/STLOU. Testing is for ages 3 and older. There is no cost, and no identification is needed. Test results are available by calling 1-866-MYQUEST (1-866-697-8378), but note that wait times can be lengthy. Test results are also available through the Quest online portal or app.
Lafayette Parish Health Unit, 220 W. Willow St., Bldg. A, Lafayette 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.
St. Martin Parish Health Unit, 303 W. Port St., St. Martinville, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday
Iberia Parish Health Unit, 715 Weldon St., New Iberia 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday
Opelousas Civic Center, 1638 Creswell Lane,, Opelousas, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday
Acadia Rice Arena,159 Cherokee Drive, Crowley, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday
University of Louisiana, 620 McKinley St., Lafayette, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday
Symptoms of COVID-19 include:
• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea
Test site details
• Once on site, those being tested will need to wear a mask and stay in their cars.
• For those ages 13 and older, the site will use a self-administered nasal swab test that will allow those being tested to swab their own nose on site while in their vehicles. Those being tested will drop the sealed sample into a container on their way out of the drive-thru site.
• Parents will administer tests to their children ages 12 and younger.
• While awaiting results, individuals who have been tested should follow CDC guidelines and take steps to help prevent the virus from spreading to people in their home and community.
Save the number 877-766-2130 in your phone
Anyone who receives a call from 877-766-2130 is urged to answer, as the call is from a contact tracer who will keep an individual's information private. Personal information is used to quickly identify anyone a COVID-positive individual may have been in close contact with to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. Everyone called by a contact tracer is advised to monitor themselves for signs of illness for 14 days from when they first came in contact with the COVID-19 person.
If a resource need is identified through the contact tracing interview, the case is flagged for follow-up from a resource coordinator social worker who can connect individuals with resources including medication, masks, food assistance and even help locating alternative housing.
If someone calls from a number other than 877-766-2130, claims to be a contact tracer and asks for personal information, hang up immediately. If you have a positive lab result and have not yet heard from a contact tracer, you can call our team directly at 877-766-2130.