Library Guides: COVID-19 Research Guide: Louisiana + New Orleans

Louisiana Department of Homeland Security

Unified Command Group
The Governor's emergency response team: The Unified Command Group (UCG) is the strategic decision-making body for emergency and disaster response in the state

COVID-19
Information for the public, what the Louisiana Department of Health is doing, Questions, Symptoms, etc.
Guidance for the Identification of Persons with Suspected 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
General information, early detection, infection control precautions, laboratory testing

NOLA Ready: The City of New Orleans
See latest updates. Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
How New Orleans, Louisiana And Their Hospitals Prepare For A Coronavirus Outbreak
"They’re having conversations about supply chains, walking through protocols for protecting themselves, testing facial respirators and looking at how they can work with partners in the community." Stephen Murphy, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. February 28, 2020

Emerging Viral Threat (EVT) Laboratory
Meeting the need for faster detection and processing of COVID-19 tests. LSU Health Shreveport