A new report by the state Department of Health and Hospitals shows Louisiana could save millions of dollars over the next decade by expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The study, which ...

Flu vaccines offer the best prevention against the flu, health officials say. (File photo) Two more Louisiana children are dead from the flu, bringing the total number of terminal pediatric flu cases ...

This report details critical health violations found in Lafayette Parish restaurants from Oct. 20 to Oct. 27. Critical ...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - In Ouachita Parish, a second death from the West Nile virus has been reported, according to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. The first death in the state ...

The Times obtained food safety inspection information for the week of Oct. 12-18, 2025, from the Louisiana Department of Health. The top three addresses with the most critical violations in Caddo ...

Republican Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the nation's health agency. Cassidy was considered the swing vote in the 14-13 decision that ...

Three Lafayette Parish restaurants had four or more critical health violations for the week of Oct. 13, 2025. Cajun Sno had ...

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy provided the crucial vote to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for Health Secretary despite concerns over Kennedy's stance on vaccines. Cassidy reassured the ...

Three people have contracted the virus in Livingston Parish -- the first three human cases reported by Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals in 2014. (Times-Picayune archive) It's summer.

Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy voted Tuesday to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation's health agency despite the senator's reservations about Kennedy's past ...