Louisiana's seafood industry is gearing up for a major shift as the state's new labeling law takes effect. The Louisiana Department of Health is set to ...

Here's when and where Robert F. Kennedy will get his first hearing as President Trump's nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services.

The first case of bird flu was confirmed in New Orleans last week after the H5N1 virus was detected in a house cat on Jan. 14, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.  The ...

All state administrative offices will reopen Friday, Louisiana Division of Administration Commissioner Taylor Barras announced.

The advisory was set by Ascension Parish Homeland Security on Thursday afternoon after numerous plumbing line breaks within ...

Boil advisories have been issued in several Louisiana parishes following heavy snowfall, which caused plumbing line breaks and a drop in water pressure. According to the Ascension Parish Office of ...

Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.

A series of rescues were staged in the Louisiana wilderness after duck hunters defied warnings and set out during a rare coastal snowstorm, state officials said. Five rescues were made in the ...

Early this month, the state health department announced that a person in Louisiana died from the bird flu, also known as H5N1.

Some areas of Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Clay Township may close during prime snow geese viewing season this year if large numbers of birds are found sick or ...

The Gilman Fire broke out in La Jolla neighborhood today, while a brush fire at the border with Mexico, has engulfed 20 acres. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.