The Louisiana Department of Health has ended all vaccine events and instructed staff not to encourage immunizations, according to an internal memo that was sent to staff Thursday and obtained by ...

The Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccinations, according to the state attorney general, who announced this decision Feb. 13.

The Louisiana Department of Health, which the Surgeon General partly oversees, says they are shifting how they promote seasonal vaccines for things like the flu and COVID.

Louisiana’s top health officials say COVID-19 missteps damaged trust in medicine and that government should stop pushing vaccines. They urge a focus on chronic disease and medical autonomy.

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.

This photo shows the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' seal. As of 3 p.m. Thursday, March 27, 2025, the department's website shows it cut more than $55 million in grants to the ...

This week, health department officials detected above average levels of bacteria at five Louisiana beaches. One beach, Lake ...

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 track to break record highs. In comparison, ...

The state health department has created a “Fighting Fraud, Waste and Abuse” task force to detect wrongdoing within Medicaid, Undersecretary Drew Maranto said. The agency will partner with LA DOGE, ...

Cannabis licensing in Louisiana is overseen by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and Department of Agriculture, as well as the Louisiana Department of Health. Louisiana's medical marijuana program ...

Between April and October 2023, 88 people in Louisiana died from heat-related illnesses, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. August had the most deaths in the state with at ...