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Organizations working to combat HIV in Louisiana are bracing for potential funding cuts and warning of a possible resurgence of the virus, after the Trump administration eliminated staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s office for HIV prevention.

The cuts target mental health and substance use programs, including crisis services, according to Louisiana health officials.

The 2024 election was perhaps the biggest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and the results are a mixed bag, including for those living in the South.

A new survey suggests the number of abortions among women in Louisiana may have risen since the state banned nearly all abortions.

“The last thing I need to be asking myself during an emergency … is: ‘Could I go to jail for this?’” a doctor said.

Lawmakers passed a law designed to limit reproductive rights in Louisiana. But it may also limit patients’ chances of surviving common life events like miscarriages and births.

As rents rise in New Orleans, a new affordable housing and healthcare development breaks ground in Central City.

COVID cases in New Orleans’ public schools dropped again last week, but quarantines were back up, according to data released Tuesday.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a new partnership that aims to increase access to lactation services, specifically in rural areas. We also discuss the legacy of Saints head coach Sean Payton and hear how New Orleans parents are responding to the vaccine mandate at public schools.

The omicron surge that has caused a record number of Louisianans to contract COVID-19 could be peaking.