Covington, proposed to move the responsibility of child welfare from the Department of Children and Family Services to the ...

The Senate Health and Welfare Committee debated a bill that would require Medicaid to cover FDA-approved weight-loss ...

A Senate committee’s discussion of a bill to remake the state’s child welfare system brought Gov. Jeff Landry more deeply ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health was preparing Friday to roll out a monthlong series of events after launching its annual “Take Action for Mental Health L.A. County” campaign. The ...

Residents in Roseland, Louisiana, say a chemical explosion and spill tied to Smitty’s Supply has poisoned water and air, ...

Louisiana has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the country — one initiative is trying to reverse course.

A firefighting foam containing harmful “forever chemicals,” which is widely used in military installations and airports, is ...

During his House hearing, he claimed he was instructed “not to discuss it” due to ongoing litigation in Louisiana.

Concerns of the bill: Critics say that entering all families into the child support services system could actually undermine ...

President Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a public health veteran who ...