Louisiana ranks 46th in youth obesity with 35.6% of children in the state between the of ages 10 and 17 who have obesity or ...

Louisiana health care workers and advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a recently passed state law reclassifying ...

Residents of the historic Black community of Elkinsville in southeastern Louisiana have elevated their fight against an ...

A hearing to determine if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in Louisiana can release detainees ...

In 2024, the VA set records for Louisiana Veteran support, delivering over 2 million health care visits and $2.18 billion in ...

A lawsuit has been filed against the state of Louisiana, challenging a newly passed law reclassifying the drugs mifepristone ...

A hearing to determine if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in Louisiana can release detainees without first getting medical clearance from the state health department has ...

Despite assurances from DentaQuest and the Louisiana Department of Health, some lawmakers have expressed skepticism about the progress DentaQuest has made since a previous one-year extension.

Louisiana ranks 46th in youth obesity with ... according to 2023 data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the ...

The Joint Budget Committee voted to extend DentaQuest's contract for Medicaid dental services, aiming to maintain patient ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Cyberbullying, substance abuse, and vaping are just a few of the topics youth and teens learned about at the Louisiana Department of Health's Youth Summit. The 3rd annual ...