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The Louisiana Department of Health graded the water systems throughout the state. How safe is your water to drink?
In Louisiana, individuals can receive a prescription for medical marijuana, but can you grow your own cannabis? Here's what state law says.
No one is charged with enforcing requirements for hundreds of millions in Louisiana's opioid settlement money.
Leaders from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) encourage residents to get vaccinated as measles and whooping cough ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Leaders from the Louisiana Department of Health, including new Secretary Bruce Greenstein, highlighted its priorities and new initiatives Monday afternoon.
A sweeping overhaul of Louisiana's seafood safety regulations is headed to the governor’s desk, following final legislative approval of a bill that transfers oversight responsibilities from ...
Louisiana is one of 17 states reporting an increase in infections of Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus, according to a ...
Louisiana reports a sharp rise in whooping cough, with 164 cases so far in 2025, mostly affecting infants and causing two ...