Free COVID-19 testing is available Monday, Sept. 28-Friday, Oct. 2, at the University of Louisiana Monroe. Testing is available for ULM students, faculty, staff, and Louisiana residents ages 5 and up.
The drive-through or walk-up self-administered swab testing is provided by the Louisiana Department of Health and Louisiana National Guard.
Drive-through and walk-up testing will be in the parking lot between US-165 and the Liew Family International Student Center, 3800 Northeast Dr.
Testing is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28-Thursday, Oct. 1 and 9 a.m.-noon Friday, Oct. 2.
Pre-registration is NOT required but encouraged at: www.DoINeedaCOVID19test.com. While on-site registration will be accommodated, it will take longer than arriving with pre-registration complete and the QR Code either on your phone or printed from the registration site.
In order to be tested at an HHS test site, people must provide:
Telephone number
Email address
An ID is NOT required
These HHS sites are using the laboratory eTrueNorth to process the test. It should take between 3-5 days to get test results.
Test results will be provided by email notification (required to log into www.DoINeedaCOVID19test.com website to view). Test results will also be posted in the eTrueNorth patient portal.
If someone tests positive, they will also be contacted by phone.
Testing is for 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.