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

Last month, when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge to watch Gov. Jeff Landry ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the resignation of Health Commissioner Dr. Ralph Alvarado, naming John Dunn as the ...

Ascension Public Schools’ Sue Lyn Simpson has been named the 2025 School Health Service Provider of the Year by the Louisiana ...

Health experts urged residents in Louisiana to take precautions against mosquito bites as they enjoy Fourth of July ...

B ATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — A full-time employee with the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has been suspended. In a statement, the department confirmed Director of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) announced a month-long investigation involving multiple agencies ended with the arrest of 10 people and seizure of ...

The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed Louisiana’s first human case of West Nile virus this year in an individual from Livingston Parish. The person was hospitalized due to complications from ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the first human case of West Nile virus this mosquito season, with the patient being hospitalized with serious complications, and is urging residents to ...

Louisiana lawmakers are sending $7.5 million into three LSU System institutions to help replace lost federal research funding. The Louisiana Legislature usually spends some money annually on ...

The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Collegedale invites the community to a fun-filled Classic Car Show on Saturday, July 26, from 1-5 p.m. at The Lantern at Morning ...