The number of confirmed cases of norovirus linked to recalled Louisiana oysters increased to 191. The Louisiana Department of ...

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

The department said the Louisiana Oyster Task Force and local harvesters were notified of the closure on Tuesday, and that it ...

Louisiana Department of Health’s Medicaid program announces an emergency room (ER) utilization reduction pilot program launching this month across the 12 parishes comprising Region 4 (Acadiana) and ...

Recent data shows 20 percent of Medicaid patients visit the ER 17 times a year for non-life threatening issues.

If you suspect you have become ill from contaminated oysters, please contact your regional epidemiologist ( ...

The timing was doubly bad, with the recall announced not only during Super Bowl week but also on the eve of the inaugural New ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning retailers and restaurants not to sell certain oysters that could be ...

Republican Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says he is "struggling" with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for secretary of ...

The outbreak was reported late last month in southwest Alabama and left 11 people ill, including three who sought emergency ...