Non-life threatening ER visits to be eliminated under new state health program
Recent data shows 20 percent of Medicaid patients visit the ER 17 times a year for non-life threatening issues.
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Louisiana executions to resume, Gov. Jeff Landry announces
Governor Landry announced that the La. Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented an updated ...
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Louisiana Department of Health launches pilot program to streamline ER utilization
Louisiana Department of Health’s Medicaid program announces an emergency room (ER) utilization reduction pilot program launching this month across the 12 parishes comprising Region 4 (Acadiana) and ...
Louisiana approves nitrogen hypoxia for executions, following Alabama’s lead
Louisiana has adopted nitrogen hypoxia as a new execution method, following Alabama’s lead. Gov. Landry says it’s time for ...
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Metro Detroit’s STI rate highest in the nation, report finds
Detroit climbed from No. 9 on the 2022 list to take the top spot, surpassing last year’s top reporter, Philadelphia, which ...
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Syphilis cases increased in Colorado babies last year, but health officials say trajectory has stabilized
and the state health department initially focused on expanding testing and treatment in Pueblo and El Paso counties, Herlihy said. Those counties’ share of congenital syphilis has dropped ...
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Historic snowfall in southeast Louisiana. Here are the snow totals from NWS
On Jan. 21, a winter storm brought frigid temperatures, ice and significant snowfall to southeast Louisiana. This winter storm proved so severe that the first-ever blizzard warning was issued for ...
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Key career officials at Justice Department reassigned to different positions, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has reassigned key senior officials across multiple divisions as part of a leadership shakeup ahead of the expected confirmation of President Donald ...
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U.S. Department of State
[1] During the early 1800s, purchases made by the Department of State brought significant changes to the geography of the United States. It conducted the Louisiana Purchase and obtained both Florida ...
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Louisiana Shuts 100-Mile Stretch of I-10 as Rare Snowstorm Hits Gulf Coast
Its span in Louisiana is just under 275 miles, and connects the state with Mississippi and Texas. Most of the stills posted by the Louisiana traffic department from cameras along Interstate 10 at ...
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Winter storm sweeps into Louisiana bringing snowfall
8 p.m.: Huey P Long Bridge reopens with one lane in each direction 7:50 p.m.: The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO), in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH ...
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Key career officials at Justice Department reassigned to different positions, AP sources say
(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has reassigned key senior officials across multiple ...