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• Friday's Health Report: World Lung Cancer Day Play Video

  August 1, 2025 4:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE — In recent decades, the United States has made strides in the fight against lung cancer. But the disease continues to be the number one cause of cancer deaths in the country. "Whenever I discuss it with patients or to the community, they're always shocked by... more »

• Baton Rouge voters approve property tax for mental health facility

  December 8, 2018 9:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Voters, having to decide the fate of two taxes Saturday, approving a property tax to fund a mental health center. Sixty-eight percent, or 49,565 voters, pushed the tax forward. Some 23,676 voters failed at denying it. Supporters have argued the jail is full of people... more »

• Student enrollment decrease following flood to impact Livingston teachers Play Video

  March 28, 2017 7:31 PM

  LIVINGSTON – Some teachers will not be returning to Livingston Parish following the August flood, due to a decline in student enrollment. Parish schools got back to their campuses following the flood just weeks ago and more changes are coming for the staff. "Some schools, they lose populations... more »

• Teen birth rates decline more than 30 percent

  May 12, 2016 12:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The State Department of Health and Hospitals reports both Louisiana and the nation have seen declines in teenage birth rates over the past decade. DHH Secretary Rebekah Gee says that’s something to celebrate. “Fewer teen births means that more of our children will be able... more »