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.

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.

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.

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 ...

Surgeon General of the Louisiana Department of Health, Dr. Ralph Abraham, speaks during a press conference, Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Louisiana Department of Health in Baton Rouge, La.