Gov. Jeff Landry named Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson III as the leader of the state’s new Office of Louisiana Highway Construction.

Transgender Louisianians will no longer receive Medicaid reimbursement for any gender-affirming care prescriptions if their ...

County commissioners agreed during their work session Monday to allocate the funds after the state Department of Health stopped providing supplies such as syringes, sharps containers, wound care items ...

Attendees will learn how to administer naloxone (Narcan), hear testimonies from overdose survivors, and get connected to ...

Money from the latest settlement agreement with Purdue Pharma will boost counties’ efforts to curb opioid addiction and overdoses, some of which have already led to innovative programs.

Louisiana will get $412,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to remove lead pipes for schools and childcare facilities across the state. The EPA announced in June that ...

Older adults are turning to cannabis products, but with emerging research indicating associated risks for seniors, experts urge caution regarding effects on elderly users’ health.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended a bill signing ceremony at Pennington Biomedical Research Center after helping craft legislation the Louisiana Legislature approved unanimously to ...

Louisiana Republicans passed laws to bolster federal immigration enforcement and end state benefits for immigrants living in the country illegally.

(The Center Square) − Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Monday that the state has filed three lawsuits against CVS Health Corp. and its affiliated entities, alleging deceptive and ...

Louisiana will receive $69 million from a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and Sackler family members, which will be distributed to parishes through the Opioid Abatement Trust.