FAQs

• Retail Foods
  • You will need to complete a questionnaire where you provide the details of the operation.  The retail food questionnaire is found on the LDH Bureau of Sanitarian Services website, located here.

• Retail Foods

• Allow up to 3 business days after we have received your application to fully review your submission.  If there are any unanswered questions or questions that need more specific information, we will let you know.  Note that this may extend the review period.  A pre-opening inspection appointment will be made soon after the review period.

• Retail Foods

If you believe you became ill after consuming food from a particular place you visited, report your findings here.

• Wastewater Treatment Plants

• Email us at health@ppgov.net or call us at (504) 934-6690 and we will email you an application packet. You may also pick one up at our office located at 3706 Main Street, Belle Chasse, LA 70037.

• Wastewater Treatment Plants

• You may install the treatment plant yourself as long as it is located and services your primary residence.  You will be required to attend a course and successfully complete the exam.  More information is found here.

• Wastewater Treatment Plants

• The cost will vary depending on the size of the treatment plant and any additional requirements to the system.  The size of the treatment plant is determined by the sanitarian.  It is suggested that you contact several Louisiana state licensed installers to provide quotes for the installation.

• Wastewater Treatment Plants

• No, only a Louisiana state licensed installer for treatment plants is allowed install the system.

• Wastewater Treatment Plants

• A plumber’s permit is required to install a wastewater treatment system. The Permits, Planning, and Zoning office may be reached at (504) 934-6195.

• Wastewater Treatment Plants

• Refer to this brochure which shows you how to take care of your system.

• Wastewater Treatment Plants

• This troubleshooting guide and visual checklist will help you determine the cause of any issues with your treatment system.

• Vaccines

• For questions on a specific vaccine, please call the nurse at (504) 934-6690.

• Vaccines

• You can call the health department to make an appointment. We try to honor walk ins if there is an open appointment time but ask that you make an appointment to ensure that the appropriate staff are available, and the vaccine that you need is in stock. Our medical staff leaves the building for lunch, and that time varies depending on appointments for the day. We don’t want you to waste a trip, call before you come if possible.

• Vaccines

• At the top of every state of Louisiana vaccine record, there is an expiration date showing which vaccine is due and when due. You can call the health dept and ask to speak with the nurse at (504) 934-6690. The public health nurse can electronically check your vaccine record for your personalized list of vaccines due. For a general list of vaccinations due by age, you can also visit the CDC website.

• Vaccines

• You can email health@ppgov.net with request a copy of vaccine record in the subject and include your child’s first, last name and date of birth. Or you can call the health department to request the record, and it will be ready for pick up by the end of the same day. Please note**We can only print an up-to-date record, meaning that the patient has no vaccines due. If the record is not up to date, we will inform you of which vaccines are due. An appointment can be made for vaccines due, then we can print your record for your copy. 

• Vaccines

• Appointments are Monday through Friday from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm. 

• Vaccines

• If you have the vaccine records from another state/ country, you can email it to us or bring it to the office so that we can create your Louisiana record. We can only print an up-to-date record. If the record is not up to date, we will inform you of which vaccines are due. An appointment can be made for vaccines due, then we can print your record for your copy. 

• Vaccines

• Please call the health department for more information. Some paper records are kept here in office.

• Vaccines

• We do have vaccination records prior to Katrina for patients that had their vaccine appointment at the Plaquemines Parish Health Department. Please call for details, (504) 934-6690.

• Vaccines

• Yes, but this will vary by person and situation, please call the health department for more information.

• Vaccines

• Yes, although we suggest that you contact your doctor from your previous state/country as this usually yields faster results. You can also come into the health department to fill out a records request form to be sent to your prior physician/school. You will need the telephone number of your prior physician to complete this task. The timeframe for return records varies.

• Vaccines

• We do not currently have bilingual employees, but we do have translation apps for communication. We also have patient forms and information in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Cambodian. 

• Vaccines

• Yes, if requested.

• Vaccines

• Not at this time, but we can help to refer you to a location that does offer this.

• Vaccines

• We have Narcan (opioid overdose reversal), covid test kits, medication disposal bags, medication lock bottles, and condoms for free and whiles supplies last at your request

• Code Enforcemnet

• A request to address high grass may be made through the parish website .

• Code Enforcement

• A request to address high grass may be made through the parish website .

• Code Enforcement

• To ensure the most efficient and effective response to complaints, we encourage individuals to provide their contact information. This allows us to promptly gather additional information, clarify concerns, and expedite the resolution process.

• Code Enforcement

• A request to address high grass may be made through the parish website

• Animal Control

• To report a stray dog, call the Plaquemines Parish Animal Control Department at 504-934-6950.  Be prepared to offer the description of the dog and a detailed location of the dog last observed.

• Animal Control

• Animal Control

• Your pets should be vaccinated at their appropriate schedule as determined by your pet’s veterinarian.  The LASPCA – Belle Chasse Campus may also offer a vaccination program to the public.  They may be reached at (504) 934-6931.

• Animal Control

• If you need to rent a dog or cat trap, call the Animal Control Department at (504) 934-6690.  An application and a deposit is required.  Dog traps are $75.00, while cat traps are $30.00.  A refund will be returned upon the return of the trap in the condition as it was rented.

• Animal Control

• Yes, a person bitten by a dog or cat must be reported to the Plaquemines Parish Animal Control Department. The animal must be impounded for 10 days at the Plaquemines Parish Animal Shelter for rabies observation.  A description of the case is helpful:

• Who was bitten?  What is their phone number?
• Where did it happen?
• What is the description of the biting animal?
• Where is the animal currently?
• Who owns the animal?