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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon answers questions from the public during a town hall at the University of New Orleans on Wednesday, August 3. -
Paul Braun/WRKFAfter weeks of uncertainty, the Louisiana Department of Health issued a list of conditions that would render a pregnancy “medically futile” Monday, clearing the way for doctors to perform abortions under one of the few exemptions in the state’s near-absolute ban on the procedure.
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Public health officials across the country have complained they don’t have nearly enough monkeypox vaccine to meet demand for a growing outbreak. As of Friday, Louisiana has been allocated a little over 9,200 of the over 1 million shots the U.S. Government is distributing, though it won’t receive all of those doses at once. -
To doctors confused about when abortion is legal, the state board in charge of licensing advises them to consult with their attorneys.
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As abortion access in Louisiana continues to be battled out in court, emergency contraception is still legal here. Advocates are working to make it easier to get — and are bracing for future restrictions.
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CrescentCare, New Orleans best-known health care provider for the LGBTQ+ community, ran out of monkeypox vaccine doses Tuesday and doesn’t know when it will receive more.
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As payments roll in, guaranteed income recipients reflect on their lives “If I didn’t have that money, then I know I’d be tons, tons more stressed now.”
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New Orleans City Council members said that bills have hit “unaffordable levels,” and vulnerable and elderly residents are subject to dangerous temperatures if they can’t pay.
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A Baton Rouge judge on Tuesday rejected Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s request to allow enforcement of the state’s near-absolute abortion ban while a court case challenging the legality of the ban plays out.
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The qualifying period for the Nov. 8 congressional and state elections concluded Friday at 4:30 p.m. See candidates who will be on your ballot this fall.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, in honor of National Zookeeper Week, we check in with Baton Rouge and New Orleans zoos. And, we learn about two new soccer teams coming to the Crescent City.
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A Baton Rouge judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the state’s near-absolute abortion ban Thursday, preserving access to the procedure in the state for the time being.
