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Claire Bangser For WWNOIn-person care at the existing Planned Parenthood facility in New Orleans resumes Wednesday, Oct. 14. Planned Parenthood Great Plains began telehealth care in Louisiana earlier this year. -
Brooke Thorington WRKFAttorney General Liz Murrill said the laws, which grant immunity to doctors in the Democratic-led states who prescribe certain abortion medications remotely, violate the Constitution and federal law and prevent states with abortion bans from enforcing their own laws.
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The nonprofit health care organization’s two health centers in the state shut down in September due to what Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast called “relentless political assaults.” -
A federal judge ruled against waivers given to five states, allowing them to restrict SNAP recipients from purchasing sugary drinks and candy, setting a precedent that could be used to challenge Louisiana law. -
Planned Parenthood intends to open a clinic in New Orleans later this year and will expand telehealth services in the state starting later this summer.
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Lawmakers adjusted funding amounts, added organizations that had not been vetted and gave themselves broader authority over how the money could be spent. -
Residents around Meta’s data center in Holly Ridge, Louisiana, say the air is brown and the water is rust-colored. The Gulf States Newsroom is starting a monitoring project to test the air quality. -
Flu was already at epidemic level before Fat Tuesday -
The East Baton Rouge Metro Council hopes to persuade more public service retirees to switch to a government-funded health care plan it offers to help make up for a $21 million budget shortfall. -
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response. -
A new Commonwealth Fund report paints a stark picture of how Medicare is serving older adults and people with disabilities in the Gulf South. -
Listeners from across Louisiana shared their personal stories about caring for loved ones, highlighting the challenges they’ve faced and lessons they’ve learned.
