The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness recently found mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus in a surveillance trap in the Tyler Park neighborhood. That discovery led Metro Health ...

Louisiana’s seafood producers have long braved harsh conditions to bring their catches to our plates. Aside from the hazards ...

States must begin verifying millions of Medicaid enrollees' monthly work status by the end of next year — a task some critics say states will have a hard time carrying out. A provision in the tax and ...

The New Orleans Health Department's 2024 AIR Program Report details domestic violence prevalence and response efforts.

Three current or former Louisiana police chiefs were arrested following a federal investigation into an alleged scheme that ...

According to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, uncorrected critical violations are more likely to contribute to food contamination or illness.

The nation’s measles crisis has peaked and is fast resolving because of efforts by state and federal authorities to get ...

Bill Cassidy’s office in Metairie, Louisiana, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The group demonstrated in hopes of persuading Sen.

Before Louisiana expanded Medicaid in 2016, DePaul Community Health Centers served about 20,000 patients, regardless of their ...

Despite concerns surrounding the proposed federal healthcare legislation, no rural hospitals in Louisiana have closed, ...

An employee at the State Penitentiary at Angola is in jail and facing numerous felonies after she was allegedly caught trying to smuggle in 1.5 pounds of drugs inside the prison.

The department’s response that the call was not recorded came after the WAFB I-TEAM submitted a public records request for the video. Neither department has been willing to disclose what racial slur ...