Last month, when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge to watch Gov. Jeff Landry ...

The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday.. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds ...

Health officials in Louisiana said Monday that an individual has died from the H5N1 bird flu. The death is the first reported among humans in the United States related to the virus.

The Louisiana Department of Health acknowledged that due to socioeconomic barriers, some Louisianans just weren't getting in front of providers, adding that "creating links between community ...

The Louisiana Department of Health reported its first case of West Nile virus for the 2025 season. Last year, the state saw ...

As the bird flu continues to spread across the United States, ... One person infected with the bird flu died in Louisiana on Jan. 6. ... the Louisiana Department of Public Health said.

Feeding Louisiana, the state association representing five food banks, is concerned about the potential loss of 3.7 million meals that the food bank will no longer receive from the USDA due to ...