The Louisiana Department of Health announced Louisiana will join the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program in an effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations in the state and nationwide.
The program expands the number of retail pharmacies allowed to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
In Louisiana, 56 Walmart locations will participate in the program along with other retail pharmacies, The pharmacies will formally start administering vaccines on February 11.
LDH health officials say because of Walmart's prior experience in the initial COVID-19 vaccine roll out, they anticipate a seamless transition in administering the vaccine to the public.
Below is a list of participating Walmart locations in the metro New Orleans area:
Walmart Pharmacy Harvey 1501 Manhattan Boulevard Harvey
Walmart Pharmacy Marrero 4810 Lapalco Boulevard Marrero
Walmart Pharmacy Mandeville 3009 E Causeway Approach Mandeville
Walmart Pharmacy Hammond 2799 W Thomas Street Hammond
Walmart Pharmacy Ponchatoula 1331 Highway 51 Ponchatoula
Walmart Pharmacy Houma 933 Grand Caillou Road Houma
Walmart Pharmacy Houma 1633 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Houma
Walmart Pharmacy Bogalusa 401 Ontario Avenue Bogalusa
Walmart Pharmacy Thibodaux 410 N Canal Boulevard Thibodaux
Walmart Pharmacy New Orleans 4301 Chef Menteur Highway
Walmart Pharmacy New Orleans 6000 Bullard Avenue New Orleans
Walmart Pharmacy Chalmette 8101 W Judge Perez Drive Chalmette
Walmart Pharmacy Meraux 2550 Archbishop Hannan Blvd Meraux
Walmart Pharmacy La Place 1616 W Airline Highway La Place
Walmart Pharmacy Boutte 13001 Highway 190 Boutte
Walmart Pharmacy Covington 880 N Highway 190 Covington
The vaccines will roll out to all pharmacy locations in limited supply.
All participating retail pharmacies in Louisiana are listed on the LDH Vaccine Locations page.
More information about the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program can be found on the White House website.
