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.

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

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The Louisiana Department of Health advises winter safety precautions ahead of winter freeze. LDH urges residents to prepare for extreme cold this week as a winter storm system ...

The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to ...

Customers in Louisiana and nationwide are dealing with egg prices going up and sparsely populated aisles at the grocery store ...

As thousands of jobs are still waiting to be filled, there's a serious effort from the state of Louisiana to get more people ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has implemented a new policy that bans promoting vaccines even though Louisiana is ranked #32.