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

The advisory was set by Ascension Parish Homeland Security on Thursday afternoon after numerous plumbing line breaks within the parish.

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 ...

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.

In today’s edition … Wikler announces support of 131 DNC members heading into third chair forum … Senate Republican ...

With the cold weather comes the risk of exposure to cold-related illnesses and injuries, so health officials gave KNOE tips ...

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.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Jefferson Parish Water Department issued a boil water advisory Wednesday for parts of ...

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

President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning “federal censorship” of online speech. Some fear it will make social media more toxic.

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy said the paperwork to schedule a hearing for Trump nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could arrive as soon as Tuesday.