3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (406+ words) A dog in Acadiana has been diagnosed with rabies, state health department officials confirmed Friday, marking the first canine case of the disease in Louisiana in more than 10 years. Rabies has been relatively rare in Louisiana dogs over the past…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (265+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed Friday that a dog in the Acadiana area has tested positive for rabies, making it the first confirmed case in a Louisiana dog since 2014. Only five cases of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (118+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (451+ words) The massive hospital, a New Orleans landmark that long cared for the city's most vulnerable residents, was shuttered after the last patients and staff were rescued in 2005. Now, as Louisiana marks the storm's 21st anniversary Saturday, the long-vacant storm-damaged building is…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (254+ words) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released vaccination coverage data for the 2025-26 school year in August, showing a decline for all reported vaccines from the previous year. The CDC reports that overall vaccination rates among kindergartners remained high, over…...