The Louisiana Department of Health closed an oyster harvesting area after people reported norovirus-like illnesses.

A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in Louisiana and the U.S. has died, the state's health department reported ...

The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting the first bird-flu related death in the United States. The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions.