The Times-Picayune | The Advocate named 'Newspaper of the Year' by Louisiana Press Association

The Times-Picayune | The Advocate was named "Newspaper of the Year" and won the Freedom of Information Award at the Louisiana Press Association's annual Better Newspaper Contest. The awards, which were announced Thursday evening, included …

Louisiana Nurse Practitioner Convicted of $2M Medicare Fraud

A federal jury convicted a Louisiana nurse practitioner yesterday for her role in an over $2 million health care fraud scheme. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Shanone Chatman-Ashley, 45, of Opelousas, was a nurse practitioner …

Louisiana whooping cough cases continue to surge, 70% of patients are babies

Louisiana’s deadly whooping cough outbreak continues to surge, and it’s doing the most harm to children under the age of 1. The state has counted more cases in the first four months of this year than in all of last year —164 so far compared to 153 cases in …

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Whooping cough kills two Louisiana babies as cases rise at alarming rate

Louisiana has reported two infant deaths from whooping cough in 2025, the first deaths since 2018. The state has seen 164 cases of whooping cough this year, the highest number in 35 years. Health officials urge pregnant women to get the Tdap vaccine to …

Louisiana OMV reports strong progress in REAL ID readiness

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) is proud to announce significant success in preparing residents for the federal REAL ID enforcement date. Through outreach, expanded services, and public engagement campaigns, the OMV has …

More than 1 million Louisiana residents have Real ID in advance of deadline

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles announces "significant success" in preparing residents for the federal REAL ID enforcement date. Through outreach, expanded services, and public engagement campaigns, the OMV has assisted more than 1.2 …

Dust storms, fires worsen 'tough local conditions' for Louisiana air quality, Lung Association reports

Air quality worsened in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette and Lake Charles over a recent three-year period affected by global external factors like Saharan dust storms, Canadian wildfires and rising temperatures, the American Lung Association says in a …

Louisiana State Police Urge Caution Amid Enhanced Risk of Severe Weather for May 2nd – 3rd

Published 10:04 am Friday, May 2, 2025 The Louisiana State Police released an urgent weather and travel advisory for residents and travelers across the state as an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) for severe weather is forecasted to impact much of Louisiana …

Political Terrain on Carbon Capture Shifts in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS - As major private sector companies forge ahead with Carbon Capture projects, continued federal funding for them is in question. Microsoft’s $800 million investment in Louisiana Microsoft has entered into a groundbreaking agreement with …