A proposal to end the addition of fluoride from public drinking water in Louisiana failed Wednesday in the legislature following passionate testimony from health care and dental professionals.

Smith-Bibbins said Louisiana, in particular, benefits from public water fluorination, especially “where many communities face barriers to accessing regular dental care.” ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Blue Bayou Water Park will not open this summer, officials said. Blue Bayou’s counterpart, Dixie Landin’ Theme Park, will open on Friday, May 23.

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Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Sen. Mike Fesi (R-Houma), would repeal the Louisiana Department of Health’s water fluoridation program and explicitly ban the fluoridation of any public water syst… ...

Louisiana could ban fluoride in public water systems under a bill advanced by a state Senate panel, another step in aligning the state with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make ...

Two Louisiana lawmakers have pre-filed a bill for consideration during the next legislative session that would remove fluoride from drinking water in Louisiana.

The first time I wandered into this cypress sanctuary, I felt like I’d stumbled through a portal into some enchanted southern bayou – except I was still firmly in the Mid-Atlantic. What makes Trap ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in November that the Trump Administration would advise all water systems in the U.S. to remove fluoride from ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) weighed in on the recent extradition order in place for a New York doctor who allegedly sent abortion medication into Louisiana, calling it a “ripple effect of ...

CLOUD CROSSING, La. – A Northwest Louisiana bayou was once the source of the Native American salt trade in the region that surrounds Natchitoches, Louisiana.And though salt is no longer produced ...