Beach Monitoring Program | Louisiana Department of Health Community Health & Wellness Environmental Beach Monitoring Program Beach Monitoring Program *** 2026 Beach Monitoring sampling has begun. Advisories will be issued beginning May 7, 2026*** 2025 Annual Beach Report The Louisiana Department of Health Beach Monitoring Program tests water at 23 beach sites along the Louisiana coast to determine whether the water quality meets Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) criteria. Water samples are collected weekly during Louisiana's beach season between the months of May and October. This program is part of the federal Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act of 2000. The BEACH Act is an amendment to the Clean Water Act requiring all coastal states to develop programs for effective water quality monitoring and public notification at coastal recreational beaches. LDH analyzes the beach water for enterococci bacteria. These bacteria represent those commonly found in sewage pollution, and which could cause disease, infections or rashes. Advisories are issued weekly every Thursday from May 1st through October 31st Map of Louisiana Beaches Under Advisory Results for the week of October 26th, 2025 through November, 1st, 2025 Decision Rule Summary for the week of October 26th, 2025 through November, 1st, 2025 About Advisories Monitoring Site Most Recent Sample Date Advisory Status Constance Beach 10/28/2025 Cypremort Point State Park Beach 10/28/2025 Dung (Long) Beach 10/28/2025 Elmer's Island Beach 10/27/2025 Fontainebleau State Park Beach 10/27/2025 Gulf Breeze Beach 10/28/2025 Grand Isle Beach Site #1 10/27/2025 Grand Isle Beach Site #2 10/27/2025 Grand Isle Beach Site #3 10/27/2025 Grand Isle State Park Site #1 10/27/2025 Grand Isle State Park Site #2 10/27/2025 Grand Isle State Park Site #3 10/27/2025 Grand Isle State Park Site #4 10/27/2025 Holly Beach Site #1 10/28/2025 Holly Beach Site #2 10/28/2025 Holly Beach Site #3 10/28/2025 Holly Beach Site #4 10/28/2025 Holly Beach Site #5 10/28/2025 Holly Beach Site #6 10/28/2025 Lake Charles North Beach 10/28/2025 Little Florida Beach 10/28/2025 Martin (Mae's) Beach 10/28/2025 Rutherford Beach 10/28/2025 Additional Resources Information on Vibrio vulnificus (CDC) Healthy Swimming/Recreational Water (CDC) Sample Locations map Contact Kade Ordoyne Program Coordinator [email protected] Christopher Lemaire Program Manager [email protected] Jennifer Armentor Program Administrator [email protected] Surgeon General Evelyn Griffin, MD Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein Cicero Government