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Should Ebola arrive here in southeast Louisiana, schools, hospitals and governments are putting in place their own emergency plans and keep up to date with the latest safety standards.

The State Department of Health and Hospitals is monitoring an LSU employee who was in west Africa.

The university asked the employee to stay off campus and quarantine himself at home.

The DHH says, “Our staff will be doing incremental symptom checks with him out of an abundance of caution.”

Closer to New Orleans, Ebola precautions are becoming known.

A  spokesperson at Loyola University says they’re keeping close tabs on travels of people attending school.

But for now they say there’s no students, faculty, staff or programs in the affected areas. If someone does travel to west Africa, they are to alert the university.

In addition, the spokesperson says, “Our Student Health clinic added a question to our check-in form to screen for a fever for those who have recently traveled to West Africa.”

Loyola administrators have a protocol in place to refer patients potentially ill with Ebola to Ochsner and to call the 24-hour DHH Infectious Disease hotline for reporting purposes and guidance regarding disposal of waste, etc.

Tulane and University of New Orleans did not respond to WGNO’s Ebola inquiry.

At the parish level St. Bernard officials says they’re keeping current with the latest on Ebola prevention.

They say Ebola conference calls, meetings and workshops are helping them validate local plans and protocols.

St. John the Baptist Parish officials say they are also training for Ebola.

Parish EMS, first responders and the 911 center have implemented a comprehensive infection control plan to ensure proper dispatch and response.

At the state level Governor Bobby Jindal is calling on the federal government to block people from traveling to and from countries with Ebola, except first-responders, health care professionals, and relief workers.

On Thursday President Obama spoke against Jindal’s push for travel restrictions, calling such a move counterproductive.