Health officials say a sudden rise in COVID-19 cases is hitting Louisiana, prompting doctors to urge immediate isolation for ...

Louisiana has entered the triple digits in reported cases of a parasitic illness that can cause prolonged, explosive diarrhea ...

The story of Quinton Tellis reaches back into MS. Tellis was tried twice in Panola County in the December 2014 burning death ...

Louisiana health officials advised residents to take extra precautions with fresh produce as a nationwide Cyclospora parasite outbreak continued to spread.

West Nile virus has been present in Louisiana since 2002 and appears every summer. In 2025, the state recorded 86 human cases ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has reported its first human case of West Nile this year.

Two Americans have died and 71 have been infected with A(H5) bird flu since the outbreak began in February 2024, according to federal health authorities. The first death, reported on January 6, 2025, ...

The Air Force has confirmed a trainee died as a result of a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, according to Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas). Keon McDaniel was in his sixth week of ...

A New Orleans grand jury on Thursday indicted Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on charges including intimidation and malfeasance, accusing the state's top law enforcement officer of ...

Louisiana’s attorney general was indicted Thursday over accusations she threatened the jobs of New Orleans leaders who fought a Republican-led overhaul of local courts in the heavily Democratic city.

State Sen. Larry Selders died suddenly on Tuesday night, according to long-time family friend Collis Temple Jr. Selders, 44, was at his sons' football practice at the time. He leaves behind two sons, ...