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Abortion pill crackdowns clear two legislatures; Hawley looks to revoke mifepristone’s FDA approval

Republican lawmakers are focused on limiting the availability of abortion medication, the most common way to terminate early pregnancies in the United States.
by Elisha Brown March 16, 2026 Updated March 15, 2026

This doctor-senator who backed RFK Jr. now faces a fight for his job — and his legacy

Bill Cassidy went anywhere in Louisiana to give people the hepatitis B vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control — remade by Kennedy — no longer recommends that all newborns get the shot.
by Amanda Seitz, KFF Health News March 10, 2026 Updated March 10, 2026

Louisiana, Trump FDA clash in court over abortion drug availability through telehealth

Despite the stringent abortion ban, AG Liz Murrill said almost 1,000 abortions per month are administered in Louisiana through medication obtained from out of state.
by Greg LaRose, Louisiana Illuminator February 27, 2026 Updated February 27, 2026

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

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.
by Rosemary Westwood, WWNO February 24, 2026 Updated February 24, 2026

Brown water and boil notices: Small towns struggle with failing water systems

Like New Orleans, many small cities and towns are grappling with aging infrastructure and frequent boil-water notices.
by Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator, Lucas Dufalla, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Phillip Powell, Arkansas Times February 23, 2026 Updated February 23, 2026

Black residents win key ruling in ‘Cancer Alley’ environmental racism case

Lawyers for residents say that zoning that concentrates pollution in Black districts is a violation of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.
by Adam Mahoney, Capital B February 20, 2026 Updated February 24, 2026

Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia.’ Communities along Cancer Alley brace for the cost.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.
by Ames Alexander, Floodlight February 10, 2026 Updated February 11, 2026

Cameron pipeline blast shows why local air monitoring is needed, environmental group says

Air-monitoring equipment for the Habitat Recovery Project positioned 25 miles away from where Tuesday’s explosion happened, tracked a steep spike in particulate matter at the time of the explosion and other substantial increases four hours afterward, as natural gas from the pipe burned.
by Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator February 6, 2026 Updated February 11, 2026

Grassroots air monitoring helps people track pollution in their own backyards. Those efforts are under threat in Louisiana.

As the state limits sharing of independent data, the Trump administration is delaying new testing requirements for dozens of chemical plants around the Mississippi River Basin.
by Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press January 23, 2026 Updated January 23, 2026

Louisiana locked up misoprostol a year ago — and is now trying to restrict it nationally

A city Health Department report found that the state’s ban on maternal-health drugs has left patients living in fear and put overwhelming stress on doctors and nurses. Now patients and healthcare providers worry about what could come next.
by Marta Jewson January 14, 2026 Updated January 13, 2026

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