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Louisiana's Bill Cassidy presses Trump nominee RFK Jr. on vaccines: 'What's it going to be?'
WASHINGTON — Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy asked Thursday that health chief nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. put aside his decades ...
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Want to improve Louisiana’s economy? Tackle the state’s mental health crisis
Unlike crime and taxes, mental health has yet to receive a focused special session of the Louisiana Legislature with the goal ...
Louisiana Map Shows Snow Severity from Winter Storm
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 ...
States say Medicaid access cut, White House says no payments disrupted
At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the ...
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New Orleans house cat infected with bird flu, officials say
The first case of bird flu was confirmed in New Orleans last week after the H5N1 virus was detected in a house cat on Jan. 14, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.