Shreveport’s Water & Sewerage Department has received an order from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to make immediate repairs to the city’s drinking water system.

A version of the avian influenza virus different from the one rampaging through herds since last spring has been detected in ...

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser reassured the public that the oysters in New Orleans are safe, emphasizing the thorough response to recall the oysters from Area 3 by the Louisiana Health Department.

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser reassured the public that the oysters in New Orleans are safe, emphasizing the thorough response to ...

A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday.

Louisiana lawmakers are continuing their search for ways to tackle the rising insurance crisis. The latest testimony brings ...

Health officials closed oyster harvesting Area 3–east of Lake Borgne and north of Eloi Bay, including the Chandeleur Islands and surrounding marshes–and issued a recall, which affects all shucked, ...

The timing was doubly bad, with the recall announced not only during Super Bowl week but also on the eve of the inaugural New ...

Nevada dairy cows have been infected with a new form of bird flu, the Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The news signifies that the H5N1 virus has spilled from birds into cows at least ...

Bird flu, also known as H5N1, continues to spread among U.S. livestock, driving up egg prices and worrying public health ...

Fifteen people report illnesses after eating oysters sold at some New Orleans-area restaurants.

Fifteen people became ill with norovirus-like illness after eating the Louisiana oysters harvested from Area 3 at several New ...