Emily Woodruff

Hot, sticky Louisiana nights when temperatures stay above 70 degrees have a measurable effect on residents' mental health, according to a study that adds to a growing body of research on the links between heat and psychological well-being. Researchers ana... See more

Most people don’t go to the hospital for the food. But Rachel Sigur often makes the short trip from her job with St. Bernard Parish to the small cafeteria inside Ochsner Health’s St. Bernard Parish Hospital. On Monday, there was pork loin with gravy. Midw... See more

State lawmakers have moved forward a bill that would create a new Office of Health and Nutrition within the Louisiana Department of Health, part of a bigger push to focus on diet and exercise to move the needle on the state's poor health metrics. The prop... See more

Headed down Interstate 55 near Baton Rouge, Edward Bush drove through a swirling cloud of haze last weekend. “It looked like a fog,” said Bush. “Like a greenish-yellow dust storm.” But Bush, a horticulture professor of 39 years with the LSU AgCenter, reco... See more

Louisiana health officials expect about 21,000 people in the state will lose Medicaid coverage when new work requirements for the program take effect next year, a projection that is lower than estimates from outside groups of far larger coverage losses. T... See more