Louisiana residents may see changes in calling the state health department or using its website if it turns to artificial intelligence to save money.

Louisiana residents may see changes in calling the state health department or using its website if it turns to artificial intelligence to save money.  The department is examining how it can implement ...

Concerns about rising mental health issues have led the Louisiana Department of Health to seek to reallocate $6.5 million to ...

State aims to fill gaps in mobile crisis units, stabilization centers by end of year ...

The Louisiana Department of Health unveiled new initiatives to fight Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse and to address fatal overdoses during pregnancy at a press conference Monday. It was the first ...

Louisiana health leaders are asking lawmakers to let them shift $6.5 million toward building a new statewide mental health crisis hub, a kind of command center that would handle 988 calls, sort out ...

Louisiana will receive over $208 million for its Rural Health Transformation Program. The funding aims to improve healthcare access and delivery for the state's 1.1 million rural residents. The ...

According to the Louisiana Department of Health, less than 30% of the state's population has fluoridated drinking water.

Nearly half a million Louisianans have lost coverage through Medicaid since 2023, causing challenges for patients and ...

Several Rapides Parish restaurants and schools were cited for critical health violations in early March 2026, including flies ...