Despite the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows state governments the right to determine a womans access to safe and legal abortions, Louisiana women may still have an opportunity to receive the procedure in an approved health care setting. City Council President Helena Moreno tweeted recently that solutions for #roevwadeoverturned include providing services on […]
Abortion Providers Challenge Trigger Laws in Louisiana After Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade Center for Reproductive Rights and Boies Schiller Flexner Seek Emergency Relief as Clinics Forced to Close Breaking: In response, a Louisiana judge has granted a temporary restraining order temporarily blocking the trigger bans from taking effect. 06.27.22 (PRESS RELEASE) In the aftermath […]
Many organizations focused on racial justice and systemic racism in policing are concerned that a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes could have significant impacts on racial policing practices and disparities in the criminal justice system.
Teens and young adults with disabilities living at the facility have been reported to have been abused and neglected by under-educated and unqualified staff
During Februarys Black History Month programming, many television stations showed documentaries on the Civil Rights movement. The historical newscasts of the protests against desegregation — showing throngs of white adults shouting abuse at African-American children trying to go school — are disturbing to watch. The mobs were fighting against the federally guaranteed rights of their […]
The City of New Orleans announced today that the mandate requiring residents and visitors to provide proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID test to enter bars, restaurants, event spaces, and other businesses has been lifted.
Several Louisiana legislators think the best use of their time during the sixty days of the 2022 regular session is to score political points at the expense of children. There are at least two anti-trans bills in the Louisiana legislature this year. Last year, similar bills were killed, either by being pulled from consideration by […]
On Thursday, Gov. John Bel Edwards continued to encourage residents to wear a mask indoors and out, social distance, and work from home if possible as cases continue to surge across Louisiana. Over the last several weeks, the state has broken the single-day pandemic record four times. On Wednesday, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) reported 17,592 new cases.
Researchers found that children who had contracted COVID-19 were 166% more likely to receive a new diabetes diagnosis than those who had not and 116% more likely than those who had previously had a non-COVID-19 ARI.
The Louisiana Department of Health reported on Monday that out of 12,831 COVID-19 tests taken across the state, 2,619 came back positive. That's around 20 percent of the tests reported resulting in new cases.
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