Louisiana
At a Glance
- State Population: 4,590,241
- Local Health Departments: 1
- Frequent Public Health Emergencies: Tropical Storms/Hurricanes, Flooding, Environmental Contamination
- Key Emergency Operations Center Activations:
2020 – COVID-19 Pandemic - CDC PHEP Funding:
FY 2022: $8,919,448
FY 2021: $8,934,209
FY 2020: $9,102,809 - Public Health Crisis Response Funding:
Mpox 2023 Funding: $ 660,878
COVID-19 2021 Funding: $28,189,003
COVID-19 2020 Funding: $10,742,088
PHEP-Funded Staff (rounded):
- Epidemiologists: 11
- Laboratorians: 7
- Nurses: 11
- Planners: 12
- Other: 15*
*Includes IT specialists, administrative staff, statisticians, and other positions
CDC Preparedness Field Staff
1 Career Epidemiology Field Officer
Top 5 Preparedness Investments
- Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
- Public Health Laboratory Testing
- Community Preparedness
- Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Administration
- Medical Materiel Management and Distribution
Stories from the Field
Catastrophic Flooding in Louisiana
In August 2016, a historic flood killed 13 people and left more than 100,000 people homeless in southeastern Louisiana. Because health department staff were personally affected by the flood, federal and state partners, as well as private citizens, were critical to the flood response.
