Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission public meetings in 2025
4 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission
The Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission will meet to discuss updates on the Sickle Cell Disease Registry, the 2025 SCD Symposium, training for school nurses, a transcranial Doppler landscape assessment, and a legislative update on House Bill 883. The commission will also review its mandate, membership, and set the 2026 meeting schedule.
- Report on SCD Registry
- Report on 2025 SCD Symposium
- Report on SCD Training for School Nurses
- Report on Transcranial Doppler Landscape Assessment
- Legislative Update: House Bill 883
Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission
The Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission will meet to review its mandate, announce vacancies for three positions (a person with SCD, a parent, and a medical professional), and receive status reports on the SCD Registry, Transcranial Doppler Landscape Assessment, SCD Training for School Nurses, and the 2025 SCD Symposium. The meeting is scheduled for July 24, 2025, at 1:30 pm in Baton Rouge and via Zoom.
- Mandate review of the commission's statutory functions under R.S. 40:1125.1
- Vacancy announcements for a person diagnosed with SCD, a parent of a person with SCD, and a medical professional treating SCD patients
- Status report on the Sickle Cell Disease Registry
- Status report on the Transcranial Doppler Landscape Assessment
- Status report on the 2025 SCD Symposium
The Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission approved a request for physician training in Monroe. Members also received status updates on the SCD Registry, school nurse training modules, and the 2025 SCD Symposium.
- Approved request for DeJean and Thaxton to contact LSU/Ochsner Hospital System for physician training in Monroe (unanimous)
- Approved March 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved April 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)
Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission
The Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission will meet to review its mandate, discuss vacancy announcements, and receive status reports on Transcranial Doppler Access and SCD training for school nurses. The commission will also plan the 2025 SCD Symposium and consider updates to its by-laws.
- Mandate Review
- Status Report: Transcranial Doppler Access
- Status Report: SCD Training for School Nurses
- 2025 SCD Symposium Planning
- LSCC By-Laws
Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission
The Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission is meeting to elect a 2025 chair and co-chair, review status reports on the Sickle Cell Disease Registry, transcranial Doppler access, and sickle cell training for school nurses, and discuss mandate review and vacancy announcements. The meeting includes public comment periods and approval of prior minutes.
- 2025 Chair/Co-Chair Elections
- Status Report: SCD Registry
- Status Report: Transcranial Doppler Access
- Status Report: SCD Training for School Nurses
- Mandate Review
The Commission elected new leadership for the 2025-2026 term and approved minutes from four previous meetings. Members received status reports on the SCD Registry, Transcranial Doppler access, and school nurse training modules.
- Elected Donna Thaxton as 2025-2026 Chair (unanimous)
- Elected Ernest DeJean as 2025-2026 Co-Chair (unanimous)
- Approved January 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved May 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved August 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved November 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)