Update:
The giveaway was scheduled to be a two-day event at four of our local fire stations. As of 9:15 Wednesday morning, all stations designated as a distribution point were out of product.
Because there are no more kits at the fire stations, people still looking for home kits can pick one up at the libraries below.
The free home COVID test kits will be available at these public libraries today until 4 pm today or until the product runs out, whichever comes first.
Main Library, 219 Loyola Avenue
Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive
Alvar Library, 913 Alvar Street
Central City Library @ Allie Mae Williams Multi-Service Center, 2020 Jackson Avenue
Children's Resource Center Library, 913 Napoleon Avenue
East New Orleans Regional Library, 5641 Read Boulevard
Cita Dennis Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Avenue
Rosa F.
Keller Library & Community Center, 4300 S. Broad Avenue
Milton H.
Latter Memorial Library, 5120 St. Charles Avenue
Norman Mayer Library, 3001 Gentilly Boulevard
Mid-City Library, 4140 Canal Street
Nora Navra Library, 1902 St. Bernard Avenue
Robert E.
Smith Library, 6301 Canal Boulevard
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 1611 Caffin Ave
Original Story:
Starting Wednesday at 8 AM four fire stations across New Orleans will be giving away free at-home COVID-19 testing kits. Supplies are very limited and will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis. Anyone, including non-Orleans residents, is eligible to receive up to two test kits per person.
Each kit comes with two tests, which are to be taken 24 to 36 hours apart to verify results.
Because supply is very limited officials recommend showing up early to get your kit before they run out.
They’ll be giving away the test kits Wednesday and Thursday from 8 AM to 4 PM, or until supply runs out.
The four locations are as follows:
Fire Station #1: 2920 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130
Fire Station #29: 317 Decatur St., New Orleans, LA 70130
Fire Station #36: 5401 Read Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70127
Fire Station #40: 2500 General DeGaulle, New Orleans, LA 70114
