Louisiana ranks 20th in the nation for HPV vaccinations among adolescents with 66.2% of 13 to 17-year-olds in the state who received all of the recommended doses of the HPV vaccine in 2023, according to America's Health Rankings data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A staff reorganization underway at the state’s child welfare agency will move employees from supervisory and desk jobs to field work on abuse and neglect cases. But the changes are also leading to questions about who will answer calls to its 24-hour hotline after nearly all current operators are moved to different positions at regional

Buc-ee’s, the wildly popular travel center known for its brisket and cheerful beaver mascot, will break ground on its first Louisiana location this week.

Republican lawmakers hope a plan to push back Louisiana's April primary elections will eventually give them a chance to draw a new congressional map.

The map showed levels of fine particle (PM2.5) pollution in the "unhealthy" category spanning communities east and south of Baton Rouge, including over Gonzales, Albany, Donaldsonville, Killian, Independence, Montpelier, and Pine Grove.

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As the federal government shutdown drags on, concern is growing about interrupting SNAP benefits, which help pay for groceries for roughly 800,000 people in Louisiana.