Swine Flu Hits the Cajuns- Lafayette Catholic School Closed Over Swine Flu Concerns

I believe this is the first Louisiana school to close over concerns regarding the swine flu

A Lafayette private school has been closed because students have tested positive for the flu, though Gov. Bobby Jindal says there are no confirmations the illness is swine flu.

Officials at Cathedral-Carmel said the school will be closed for several days. State health officials said eight students in the sixth grade tested positive for the flu. The swabs are now being sent to Baton Rouge to determine whether it is the swine flu strain.
Jindal says the school shutdown was precautionary because one of the children who had the flu was in Mexico in the last two weeks. Officials say the swine flu outbreak may have started in Mexico.
The administration at Cathedral issued the following statement this afternoon.
"We have received notification from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals that several cases of Type A flu have been reported at Cathedral-Carmel School. It is the recommendation of the Department of Health and Hospitals to close Cathedral-Carmel School for several days while further testing is completed (this includes all extra-curricular CCS-related activities.) Though nothing has been officially confirmed, and the welfare of our students being foremost in our minds, we are erring on the side of extreme caution and are abiding by the recommendation of the State Department of Health.
Let us repeat and reemphasize that the test results show "Type A" flu, which is the normal type of flu that we experience every year. We will keep you informed as to any new developments."