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Two new Louisiana abortion restriction laws took effect Friday, including one that allows Louisianians to sue out-of-state providers of abortion-inducing medications.

Now that the cuts have been approved, here are some ways people in Louisiana could be impacted.

Now Gov. Jeff Landry is threatening to call a special session to try to pass the tougher bill, which CVS says could force it to close some of its 120 drug stores in Louisiana.

Louisiana lawmakers concluded their 2025 legislative session on Thursday by passing the state’s $51 billion budget.

A New York doctor was indicted alongside a Louisiana mother who allegedly received the mailed package and gave the pills prescribed by the physician to her minor daughter.

The health department also plans to review Medicaid patients’ driver’s licenses and use AI to reduce waste and fraud in health care spending, officials said.

Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed Bruce Greenstein, the health secretary under former Gov. Bobby Jindal, to help lead Louisiana’s Department of Health.

The cuts target mental health and substance use programs, including crisis services, according to Louisiana health officials.

Republican Gov Jeff Landry’s budget proposal proposes increasing state spending on health care by $1.5 billion in the next fiscal year.

The federal government might have abruptly ended funding for Louisiana mental health and substance abuse services that was expected to last through the end of 2025, state health officials said Tuesday.