The scientists call it Vibrio vulnificus; you and I might refer to it as flesh-eating bacteria. Of the nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus reported in Louisiana, five have resulted in fatalities. Louisiana averages about seven cases of Vibrio vulnificus every summer. READ MORE: Louisiana Residents Haunted by Hard-to-Believe Crawfish ImageThe Louisiana Beach Monitoring Program via the Louisiana Department of Health has advisories posted for 10 beaches of the two dozen or so beaches that are monitored. Beach advisories are posted for Constance Beach, Cypremort Point State Park Beach, Fontainbleu State Park Beach, Holly Beach Sites #1-#5, Lake Charles North Beach, and Little Florida Beach.