16 locations tested positive for West Nile virus in Ouachita Parish

WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD)– On September 16, 2024, and September 17, 2024, the Department of Health and Hospitals collected 26 mosquito pools and 16 locations tested positive for West Nile virus in Ouachita Parish.

The following areas:

• Monroe: near the intersection of Hwy. 165 and Renwick Street (1), Garden District (1), near River Oaks Subdivision (1), near Buckhorn Bend Loop (1), near Garrett Road (2), near Bernstein Park (1), and near Richwood Road No. 1 (2).
• West Monroe: near Hidden Lakes Subdivision (3), near the intersection of New Natchitoches and Well Road (1), between WMHS and First West (3), and near Smith Street (2)
• Sterlington: near Davis Street (2).
• Southeastern Ouachita Parish : near the intersection of Prairie Road and Hwy. 165 (2).
• Western Ouachita Parish: the Howard Brown Road area (2), the Mount Vernon Church Road area (1), and near the intersection of I-20 and Hwy. 80 (1).

According to officials, aerial spraying will take place on Tuesday September 24th and Thursday September 26th evenings weather permitting.