Boil advisories have been issued in several Louisiana parishes following heavy snowfall, which caused plumbing line breaks and a drop in water pressure. According to the Ascension Parish Office of ...

All state administrative offices will reopen Friday, Louisiana Division of Administration Commissioner Taylor Barras announced.

Early this month, the state health department announced that a person in Louisiana died from the bird flu, also known as H5N1.

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.  The ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered $844,274 in back wages in connection with employee misclassification at home-based care organizations.

Louisiana's seafood industry is gearing up for a major shift as the state's new labeling law takes effect. The Louisiana Department of Health is set to ...

The boil-water advisory remains in effect for the areas from Belle Chasse to the Port Sulphur Water Plant. The Louisiana Department of Health, responsible for testing water samples after service is ...

Here's when and where Robert F. Kennedy will get his first hearing as President Trump's nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awards $1 million in planning grants to 14 states for mental health and substance abuse care.

Winter weather across Southeast Louisiana parishes prompted boil water advisories and conservation notices due to impacted water systems.

Residents of South Louisiana are being asked to stay put for at least another day, with two more nights of freezing weather – and perilous road conditions – in the forecast.

A patient in Louisiana has died from avian influenza in what authorities consider to be the first severe H5N1 infection in a ...