Rosemary Westwood, WWNO, Author at The Lens

New Orleans brings back the house call, sending nurses to visit newborns and moms

February 24, 2026 Updated February 24, 2026

Louisiana is among the worst-performing states in maternal and infant health outcomes. Now the city health department offers home visits in those crucial first months.

WWNO: Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law in major abortion rights case

June 29, 2020 Updated June 29, 2020

In a double-win for reproductive rights advocates, the court found that abortion providers do have the legal standing to sue over state laws, on behalf of their patients' constitutional right to an abortion.

WWNO: Louisiana sees dramatic one-day spike in coronavirus cases

June 23, 2020 Updated June 23, 2020

Cases climbed by nearly 1,400 statewide.

Pregnant in 2020: What it means to have a baby during a global pandemic and anti-racism uprising

June 9, 2020 Updated June 9, 2020

From WWNO's Crescent to Capitol.