NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

September 18, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FREE COVID-19 TESTING IN JEFFERSON PARISH NEXT WEEK
(SEPT. 21 – SEPT. 25)

JEFFERSON, LA – The Alario Center COVID-19 drive-thru testing site will be open next week from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily (except Sundays). Individuals seeking a test at this site are encouraged to pre-register at www.DoINeedaCOVID19test.com. The Alario Center is located at 2000 Segnette Blvd, Westwego, LA 70094.

Jefferson Parish, in partnership with Ochsner Health, has announced 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 2 and older. Those who are 65 years of age and older will have priority testing for the first hour at each 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. Testing at each location is available at the times listed below, or until all test kits have been utilized.

Please find the testing location details below. Testing schedules are subject to change due to weather:

Monday, September 21 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.:
Celebration Church – Kenner Campus*
3550 Williams Blvd.
Kenner, LA 70065

Monday, September 21 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.:
Celebration Church – Kenner Campus*
3550 Williams Blvd.
Kenner, LA 70065

Friday, September 25 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.:
Heritage Hall*
303 Williams Blvd.
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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Gretchen Hirt Gendron, PIO Office: 504-736-6410