1+ week, 1+ day ago   (449+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana is ending its Medicaid managed care partnership with Healthy Blue, a change that will force more than 290,000 people to move to another health plan by the beginning of next year. The Louisiana Department of Health announced…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (90+ words) During the Livingston Parish Council’s meeting on August 27, 2026, the council heard two proclamations regarding the issue of opioid use to preface a presentation on the One Pill Can Kill … Livingston Parish Council receives update on One Pill Can Kill Opioid…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (555+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana will increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain home- and community-based disability services by about 3% beginning Oct. 1, a partial increase after a state-commissioned study estimated substantially more money would be needed to bring rates in line with…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1442+ words) (Louisiana Illuminator) ROSELAND — A year after the Smitty’s Supply explosion dispersed millions of gallons of oil and chemicals in Tangipahoa Parish, environmental officials are still investigating the disaster as the company continues cleanup efforts and seeks permission to rebuild and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (73+ words) Family and friends will honor Michelle Murrill at a private baby shower from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at a private residence. Two arrested in Livingston Parish copper wire thefts First lady, racing community join forces to support foster youth Cities…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (384+ words) (The Center Square) — More than 500 applicants are seeking a share of Louisiana’s new federal rural health funding, but not every request will be approved as they begin deciding how to divide more than $200 million. Louisiana was awarded roughly $208 million through…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (481+ words) (Louisiana Illuminator) — For more than two decades, I’ve worked with people living with cancer in Louisiana and witnessed thousands of families confront fear and uncertainty that follow a diagnosis. Patients are thrust into a frightening “new normal” while being asked…...