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Southeast Louisiana Area Health Education Center Connecting Students to Careers Professionals to Communities and Communities to Better Health. Connecting Students to Careers Professionals to Communities and Communities to Better Health The mission of the Louisiana Area Health Education Centers is to improve the supply and distribution of health care professionals within the state through community and academic educational partnerships in an effort to increase access to quality health care for all Louisiana residents. Serving The Following Parishes History The Louisiana AHEC system began operation in 1988 through the efforts of the LSU School of Medicine which petitioned the federal government for funding. Four centers across the state were opened on a staggered basis with Southeast Louisiana beginning in 1989.