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NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

February 19, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FREE COVID-19 TESTING IN JEFFERSON PARISH
(FEB. 22 – FEB. 25)

JEFFERSON, LA – The Alario Center COVID-19 drive-thru test site is open Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Testing takes place at the Segnette Baseball Stadium located on the south side of Alario (2000 Segnette Blvd, Westwego, LA 70094). CLICK HERE for more details on how to pre-register and receive your results.

Thanks to a partnership with Ochsner Health, there’s additional COVID-19 mobile testing throughout the Parish. Free walk-up testing is available to anyone who wants to determine his or her COVID-19 status. Testing is available to individuals, age two and older. Those who are 65 years of age and older will have priority testing for the first hour at each mobile test site location. Members of the community who wish to be tested should bring a form of identification and insurance card, if applicable. There are no out-of-pocket costs for those seeking a test and no one will be turned away based on their insurance status. Please find the mobile testing location details below:

Monday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.:
Celebration Church – Kenner Campus*
3550 Williams Blvd.
Kenner, LA 70065

Tuesday, Feb. 23 from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.:
Johnny Bright Playground*
3401 Cleary Ave.
Metairie, LA 70002

Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.:
Mount Hermon Baptist Church*
3512 US-90
Avondale, LA 70094

Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.:
Terrytown Golden Age Center*
620 Heritage Ave.
Terrytown, LA 70056

Thursday, Feb. 25 from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.:
St. Michael Baptist Church*
315 James St.
Kenner, LA 70062

*These testing sites will remain open until all 150 test kits per site have been utilized.

For more information about Ochsner’s community testing resources, including a list of locations, please visit www.ochsner.org/testing.

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net. Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram(@JeffParishGov) or by texting JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777.

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Jefferson Parish Public Information Office

1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 1002

Jefferson, LA 70123

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