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• Tuesday's Health Report Play Video

  February 15, 2022 7:10 PM

  Watch the 2 Your Health report for Tuesday, Feb. 15. more »

• Ochsner CEO says hospitals seeing fewer coronavirus patients

  April 17, 2020 1:28 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The head of the Ochsner Health System says hospitals are finally seeing a decline in coronavirus patients in Louisiana, meaning staff might soon be able to use more resources on surgeries and other procedures. Ochsner CEO Warner Thomas told WWL-TV Friday that its New Orleans-area hospitals... more »

• Ascension chemical plant employee found dead in PVC unit overnight

  March 29, 2020 12:45 PM

  GEISMAR - A chemical plant employee was found dead after a four-hour search and recovery at the Westlake Chemical facility overnight. The company did not release the name of the worker found dead and described the incident as an "accident" in the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) unit at the Ascension... more »

• Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome kicks off new health initiative Play Video

  January 12, 2019 11:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President, Sharon Weston Broome kicked off a new initiative that partners HealthBR with Knock Knock Children's Museum. The initiative is called, "#LoveBatonRouge Saturdays", focused on promoting health in families. It's an effort to encourage people to live healthier lifestyles by eating... more »