Published Jan. 19, 2021
The Louisiana National Guard and Louisiana Department of Health are providing free
COVID-19 testing beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the University of Louisiana Monroe.
Testing will be ongoing.
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Testing is available for ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ students, faculty, staff, and Louisiana residents ages
5 and up.
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- Drive-through and walk-up testing will be in the parking lot at Brown Hall, 4001 DeSiard St.Ìý
- Testing is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 9 a.m.-noon Fridays.
- Preregistration is NOT required but encouraged. A staff member can assist with on-site
registration, or to preregister, go to Ìý.
- In order to be tested at an HHS test site, people must provide:
- Telephone number
- Email address
- An ID is NOT required
- It should take between 3-5 days to get test results.
- Test results are available by phone. Call 1-866-697-8378. Wait times may be lengthy.
- Test results are available through the MyQuest portal or download the MyQuest app. Those testing positive will also be contacted by phone.
- Testing is open for any Louisiana resident 5 years of age and older. Anyone under
16 years of age should be accompanied by their guardian.
- The site will use a self-administered nasal swab test that will allow those being
tested to swab their own nose on-site, 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.
