Introducing Louisiana Families for Vaccines!
March 14, 2022

Formerly Immunize Louisiana. Same great advocates, same important mission!

Louisiana Families for Vaccines is a volunteer-led, grassroots network of Louisianans dedicated to advocating for public health and evidence-based public policy and promoting immunizations for healthier kids and communities.

We are looking forward to working with you as we fight anti-vaccine legislation in Louisiana this session and as we work to maintain strong, evidence-based vaccine policy in the future.

Louisiana Supreme Court upholds employer vaccine mandate
ABC News, January 7 2022

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the state’s largest healthcare system.

The ruling was handed down the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the Biden administration’s order for companies with at least 100 employees to require vaccination or testing.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards adds COVID vaccine to required school shots, joining California
Lafayette Daily Advertiser, December 14 2021

Gov. John Bel Edwards is moving forward with adding COVID-19 vaccines to the required list of school shots, overturning a vote from a legislative panel last week to nix the mandate recommended by the Louisiana Department of Health.

Though Edwards' action will add COVID vaccines to the required list beginning next school year, parents can opt out by signing and submitting a form to their schools as they can for other required immunizations like polio and measles.