New HIV diagnoses in Lafourche Parish run about 19% higher than the US average. That can motivate people in Bayou Blue, Louisiana whether it's their first STI test or a routine screening. If you have insurance, clinics may bill it or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Here are your options in the area.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Bayou Blue, LA. The nearest, Clinical Pathology Labs, is about 3.6 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
Start Community Health Center - Magnolia in Houma welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, making a single visit covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing financially within reach for patients across the pay spectrum.
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Teche Action Clinic in Houma operates on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and all three hepatitis strains, plus TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines available on site. Appointments required.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Louisiana Department of Health in Houma tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, treating any confirmed bacterial infection the same visit on a sliding scale, and because every service here carries no fee, that scale runs to zero.
The sliding scale at Louisiana Department of Health bottoms out at no charge: not for a subset of services, but across the full menu: STI testing, TB screening and treatment, vaccinations for HPV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and mpox, and substance-use treatment. No service carries a floor cost.
Louisiana Department of Health in Houma conducts care in both French and Spanish: meaning clinical conversations about diagnosis, treatment options, and follow-up happen directly in either language, without a relay step between the patient and the provider making decisions.
Substance-use treatment at this clinic is a staffed clinical program, not a referral destination: meaning the same visit that produces an STI diagnosis can also initiate a treatment relationship for substance use, with assessment and ongoing care managed through Louisiana Department of Health in Houma directly.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Start Community Health Center in Houma tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB, treats bacterial infections the same visit, and covers every service at no charge. Appointments required, sliding scale applies across the board.
Start Community Health Center zeroes out every charge across its full menu (testing, treatment, vaccines, PrEP management, and hepatitis care) through a structure that absorbs costs via sliding-scale adjustments taken to their floor, Ryan White funding, and grant coverage, so no service generates a balance regardless of what you need.
Spanish-speaking staff work directly in clinical roles at Start Community Health Center, meaning histories are taken, treatment options explained, and follow-up instructions delivered in Spanish by the people managing your care. Not relayed through a separate channel after the fact.
Many testing sites hand off a positive result to wherever a patient can find ongoing care. Start Community Health Center, funded through Ryan White, maintains HIV medical treatment in-house: the same clinical home handles the rapid or conventional test, the diagnosis, and the long-term management that follows.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Teche Health @ Sugarland, in Houma, carries federal FQHC standing, which means fees slide with your income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs determined by what you actually earn.
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Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is about 4 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Bayou Blue, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Lafourche Parish, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
327 Bayou Gardens Boulevard, Houma, LA 70364
CMS-certified lab
191 Innovation Court, Suite A, Gray, LA 70359
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
191 Innovation Court, Suite B, Gray, LA 70359
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
335 Bayou Gardens Boulevard, Houma, LA 70364
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Bayou Blue. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 140 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Bayou Blue. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 32 offer telehealth.
Nicole Mckee, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 291 Liberty Street, Houma
Haden Lafaye, MD
Urology · 1020 School Street, Houma
Caleb Dupre, MD
Internal medicine · 629 Dunn Street, Houma
Michael Watkins, MD
Family medicine · 928 School Street, Houma
Charon Gentile, MD
OB-GYN · 259 Gabasse Street, Houma
Christine Albrecht, MD
OB-GYN · 855 Belanger Street, Houma
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near Bayou Blue, LA publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
Willow Bark Pharmacy
1.8 mi
2.7 mi 
3.0 mi Cardiovascular Institute of the South
3.4 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Bayou Blue, LA.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Bayou Blue, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Lafourche Parish, the parish that includes Bayou Blue, compare with Louisiana and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#50 of 64 Louisiana counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 22% of the state
| Infection | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 557.6 530 cases ▼ 30% | 792.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 126.2 120 cases ▼ 56% | 288.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.6 11 cases ▼ 56% | 26.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9.5 9 cases ▼ 52% | 19.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 16.8 16 cases ▼ 68% | 52.6 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Lafourche Parish, chlamydia has risen from 533 to 557.6 per 100,000 (5%), gonorrhea has fallen from 261.4 to 126.2 per 100,000 (52%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.2 to 11.6 per 100,000 (41%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Lafourche Parish.
Local HIV snapshot
Lafourche Parish HIV care continuum (2023)
Lafourche Parish recorded 16.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lafourche Parish residents living with HIV, 89.1% are in care · 81.6% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Lafourche Parish tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Bayou Blue's households run large and rooted: most families here own their homes and have for years, with generations settled along LA 182 and LA 24 rather than cycling through apartments. That stability shapes daily life in real ways: routines are built around school pickups, shift work, and household obligations that leave little room for midday errands. With unemployment meaningful enough to affect planning and a labor force where a notable share works non-standard hours, a clinic visit has to compete with childcare, commutes, and the kind of tight household budgets that make any out-of-pocket cost feel significant.
The testing options listed on this page exist partly to solve that calculus, some offer fees scaled to income, some keep hours that don't require taking a weekday off. Lafourche Parish carries STI rates worth knowing, and Bayou Blue's demographic mix means that younger residents, statistically the most exposed years of anyone's life, are a real share of the community near Glenn F Pope Memorial Park and along the corridors off LA 24. Convenient, affordable testing close to where people already travel is what makes the difference for a town built around driving rather than walking.
Getting there
At 7.43/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Bayou Blue generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 70364 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 70364 area around Bayou Blue: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Bayou Blue alone.
Bayou Blue sits in Lafourche Parish, ZIP 70364. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Bayou Blue? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Lafourche Parish: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Louisiana law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Bayou Blue-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Bayou Blue often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on Louisiana law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In Louisiana, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Louisiana permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in LouisianaSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
There are 7 options within a 30-mile drive.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Louisiana Department of Health, about 4.6 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Lafourche Parish reported ~558 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Louisiana average.
At-home kits mail to 70364: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In Louisiana, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
Wait roughly 1–2 weeks after exposure for a reliable chlamydia result.
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