Free COVID-19 Mobile Testing Sites in Calcasieu Parish

Updated July 27, 2020

Information about free COVID-19 / Coronavirus testing in Calcasieu Parish.

Mobile testing uses trucks and equipment operated by the Louisiana National Guard (LANG) to bring testing kits to neighborhood locations such as schools, community centers, fire stations, and other local neighborhood locations.

Calcasieu Parish COVID-19 Test Dates and Locations for July 27 – July 31, 2020
Test locations are typically updated weekly

Test sites are open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Monday, 7/27/2020 – Friday, July 31, 2020 – Lake Charles Civic Center – 900 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles
• Friday, 7/31/2020 – McNeese Cowboy Stadium (in front of Athletics Field House – 700 Blue and Gold Drive

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 information

• The sites, which will be staffed by members of the Louisiana National Guard, are open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Testing is open for any Louisiana resident 16 years of age and older with valid Louisiana identification.
• Each testing site will be conducted as a drive-thru test site.
• Once on-site, those being tested will need to wear a mask and stay in their cars for verification of eligibility criteria, ID check and self-administered test. Walk-up testing is not preferred due to safety concerns, but walk-ups will not be turned away.
• 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, observed by a trained medical volunteer to ensure the sample is taken correctly, and drop the sealed sample into a container on their way out of the drive-thru site.
• Once received, the Office of Public Health will contact those who were tested to communicate their results and share any necessary information.
• 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.

Calcasieu Parish COVID-19 Test Results Information

• People must provide a telephone number and email address to be tested. An ID is NOT required.
• With eTrueNorth laboratory processing the tests, it is taking about 72 hours to get results. This has been the turnaround time experienced in Baton Rouge last week at the five sites using eTrueNorth.
• Test results will be provided by email notification and on the eTrueNorth portal. If someone tests positive, they will also be contacted by phone. There is no phone number to call for results. Results will only be provided by email and in the portal.
• Follow this link to register for or check the results of a COVID-19 test in Calcasieu Parish. 

The Louisiana Department of Health also asks that you save the contact tracer phone number in your phone. The contact tracer number in Louisiana is 877-766-2130.

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. The 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 watch 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 to locate 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.