The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed two winter weather-related deaths Friday afternoon after a winter storm this week.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, has a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday — and Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy,

The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed two winter weather-related deaths after a historic cold front and snow halted activity across the state.

The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to hypothermia—and advised people to stay inside during the extreme cold and to seek shelter if unhoused.

The Center Square Louisiana’s seafood industry is gearing up for a major shift as the state’s new labeling law takes effect. The Louisiana Department of Health is set to enforce Act 372, which mandates clear labeling for imported shrimp,

The Louisiana Department of Health has significant shortcomings in overseeing its adverse actions lists for Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) and Direct Service Workers (DSWs), according to

To help narrow the gap, the Louisiana Department of Health announced $15 million in funding for universities, technical colleges and health care systems (including hospitals, agencies and hospitals) for programs that train future health care professionals.

The coroners in each parish designated both deaths as weather-related. The hypothermia death is the second one in Louisiana this year. On Jan. 9, the health department reported a 65-year-old Rapides Parish man died from exposure to winter weather conditions.

The Louisiana Department of Health has implemented a new policy that bans promoting vaccines even though Louisiana is ranked #32.

The Louisiana Department of Health has dedicated $15 million through the Healthcare Employment Reinvestment Opportunity Fund to match grants to hospitals, health systems, universities, technical colleges and other organizations to expand state healthcare training.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Gov. Jeff Landry will be giving an update Tuesday about the severe winter weather that brought heavy snow to the state. Landry will be joined by leaders of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), Louisiana State Police and the Department of Transportation and Development.

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