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While Democrats blasted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for previous comments on vaccines and some Republicans teed him up for stump ...

Further into the week, as temperatures continue to dip due to a wave of cold air, there is the possibility of snow within the northern region of Louisiana. On Monday, there is a 25% chance of rain ...

This content is brought to you by Ochsner Health. Ochsner Health is celebrating the grand opening of the Ochsner Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at the Elite Training Complex in Baton ...

When Jessica Lopez moved to New Orleans from Honduras, she was concerned about finding a doctor for her various health goals. Through family recommendations, Lopez found a doctor at the St. Thomas ...

The report came amid reports of rise in Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) virus cases in many Asian countries including China and Japan. Social media is flooded with videos showing crowded hospitals in ...

NATCHITOCHES, La. -- A tip from a nonprofit group that exposes child sexual predators led to the arrest of a Natchitoches man Saturday morning, according to Natchitoches police. Reginald Hobley ...

NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - Natchitoches Parish is facing ... Clanton said over-prescribing pain medications has been a concern, but now doctors are hesitant to prescribe painkillers even for ...

WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO TO JEFF. JEFF, WHEN THE SUP Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has issued an emergency declaration after a man driving a truck intentionally plowed into a crowd ...

(The Hill/NEXSTAR) – Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R), New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and representatives from the FBI and ATF held a news conference on Thursday ...

The U.S. Department of Education is withdrawing a proposal that sought to streamline how schools bill Medicaid for the mental ... whether in the doctor’s office or the billing department ...