Department of Health

The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting additional progress in reducing severe maternal morbidity among birthing persons who experience hemorrhage…

Louisiana's Department of Health reports the first nine human cases of this year's West Nile virus season, including five dangerous infections of the…

A proposal to ban the creation of most new freestanding emergency rooms in Louisiana has won support from state senators, amid concerns the ERs threaten…

CLAYTON, La. (AP) — A Louisiana mayor says the town stopped paying its water system contractor because it can't afford the bills.Gov. John Bel Edwards…

The final act of this year’s special session trilogy is less than a week away, with the administration and many legislators scrambling to find some extra…

If the legislature decides to cut its way through the billion dollar budget gap, private health care providers warn the consequences would be dire. If the…