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  • A boil advisory has been issued in East Feliciana Parish

    February 18, 2011 1:06 PM

    A boil advisory has been issued in East Feliciana Parish. The East Feliciana Rural Water System issued the advisory after an unspecified problem with the water supply system at the Bluff Creek Well. This impacts residents in the Bluff Creek and Pride Baywood area. To disinfect water,... more »
  • Jindal administration delays healthcare changes

    October 21, 2010 7:44 AM

    Governor Bobby Jindal has dropped plans to move toward approving the rules needed to implement and new health care system for the poor. Department of Health and Hospital’s Secretary Bruce Greenstein say there’s no way the state could launch the new rules in April. The program is called... more »
  • Suit challenges cutbacks in state home care

    September 24, 2010 8:45 AM

    A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, saying that more than 11,000 state residents could be placed in institutions because of cutbacks in home care services. The New Orleans-based Advocacy Center filed the suit Wednesday in Baton Rouge. The suit alleges the people... more »
  • DHH releases oil spill-related exposure information

    August 10, 2010 3:39 PM

    The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals said 361 oil spill exposure-related cases have been reported since April 18th. DHH said 277 of those cases involved workers on oil rigs or workers involved in the oil spill clean-up efforts, while 84 were reported by the general public. The Department is... more »
  • First case of West Nile in La. reported

    July 15, 2010 5:22 PM

    The first Louisiana case of West Nile virus for 2010 has been confirmed. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals reports the first case was confirmed July 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish. The case identified this week was discovered in an asymptomatic individual. West Nile infections are characterized three... more »
  • Residents may be detecting odor from oil spill

    April 29, 2010 10:17 PM

    The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality are reporting that residents of coastal areas of southeast Louisiana, including New Orleans, may be detecting an odor possibly resulting from the oil spill approaching the Louisiana coast. DHH and DEQ have requested continuous air quality... more »
  • Oyster growing area in Calcasieu Lake reopen

    January 19, 2010 6:31 PM

    The oyster harvesting area in the lower part of Calcasieu Lake (Area 29) will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals evaluated the area and determined the waters are okay for harvest. DHH closed the area on Jan. 14 as a precautionary measure. It... more »
  • Oyster growing area in Calcasieu Lake closed

    January 14, 2010 10:22 PM

    Officials have ordered the oyster growing area in the lower part of Calcasieu Lake (Area 29) to close. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals signed a closure order after it was notified that a Norovirus outbreak in North Carolina may have been caused by oysters harvested in the lake.... more »
  • Fight the Flu campaign status update

    November 2, 2009 10:15 PM

    The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals updated the status of the state's "Fight the Flu" campaign today. Of the 332,700 doses of H1N1 vaccine the state has ordered, the CDC reports that approximately 253,800 doses Of the 332,700 doses of H1N1 vaccine the state has ordered have been... more »

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