The protest centered around the perception that Cassidy, a licensed physician, has not challenged Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. enough.

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky, Missouri and Texas introduced similar legislation to Louisiana's law that reclassified mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV controlled substances.

Extended heatwaves in New Orleans have been tied to spikes in domestic violence-related calls, according to a new, robust peer-reviewed study.

So far this year, Louisiana recorded 368 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, as of August 23, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Ben deBoisblanc was a physician working at Charity Hospital when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast 20 years ago. The unexpected challenges he faced during that time reshaped his relationship with caregiving.

We know what the heat in New Orleans feels like, and we know what the data can look like with charts and graphs. But what does it sound like?

Obituaries were used to identify more than half the deceased recipients.

Today we hear from Barbara Youngblood, a dedicated caregiver for her community and family for over 20 years. Now that she is the recipient of caregiving, she has seen the process from both sides of the relationship and considers the lessons she has learned.

Today we hear from Marirose Bernard, a registered nurse with nearly 50 years of experience who found that the role of caregiver was just as difficult as anything she encountered in her profession.

Data from climate scientists show that the heat is turning up in New Orleans, and the rate that it’s increasing is getting faster. Here’s why.