Louisiana beaches are under advisory and one is fully closed after health officials found higher than normal levels of ...

While federal law requires publicly disclosed monitoring of major pollutants, fence-line communities in Louisiana have long ...

Louisiana health officials will give an update on measles and whooping cough cases. Here’s what to know as cases surge in U.S ...

A sweeping overhaul of Louisiana's seafood safety regulations is headed to the governor’s desk, following final legislative ...

A new project called Project M.O.M. launched within the Louisiana Department of Health seeks to reduce maternal overdose death rates.

Bills making their way through the state Legislature align with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s "MAHA” agenda, which ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Health gave letter grades to 924 water systems in the state for 2024. The standard for the scores was set during the 2021 Regular ...

In Louisiana, individuals can receive a prescription for medical marijuana, but can you grow your own cannabis? Here's what state law says.

Leaders from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) encourage residents to get vaccinated as measles and whooping cough ...

The Louisiana House of Representatives leadership added money to its state budget proposal to avoid a public school teacher ...

according to state health officials. The Louisiana Department of Health identified 164 cases of pertussis, known commonly as whooping cough, in the first four months of 2025. The numbers are on ...

La. (KPLC) - Whooping cough cases in Louisiana are rapidly climbing and this year the state is on track to set a record high ...