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.

Join us Wednesday, Aug. 20 at noon for a live, one-hour call-in show spotlighting Louisianians navigating the realities of caregiving. We’ll share their voices, offer practical resources, and open the lines for conversation.

Kathryn Bancroft began her role as caregiver as a teenager volunteering at Louisiana Lions Camp. Although her job as a camp counselor ended years ago, the lessons it taught her stick with her today.

Frederick Griffith was a personal trainer when he started to care for his mother, Anna Hampton. As he became her caregiver he not only found inspiration to start his latest business, but found a way to serve those whose voices were being forgotten.

Obituaries were used to identify more than half the deceased recipients.