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Louisiana reports its first rabies case in a dog since 2014
1+ week, 3+ day ago (406+ words) A dog in Acadiana has been diagnosed with rabies, state health department officials confirmed Friday, marking the first canine case of the disease in Louisiana in more than 10 years. Rabies has been relatively rare in Louisiana dogs over the past…...
Rabies detected in Louisiana dog for first time since 2014
1+ week, 3+ day ago (265+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed Friday that a dog in the Acadiana area has tested positive for rabies, making it the first confirmed case in a Louisiana dog since 2014. Only five cases of…...
8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (118+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an…...
Louisiana and U.S. vaccine exemptions climb for kindergartners, and across the U.S. See the data.
3+ week, 4+ day ago (254+ words) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released vaccination coverage data for the 2025-26 school year in August, showing a decline for all reported vaccines from the previous year. The CDC reports that overall vaccination rates among kindergartners remained high, over…...
The science of sewage: What wastewater reveals about PFAS in Alexandria
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1665+ words) By Jack Kiyonaga | Alexandria Journalism Project This story is part of an ongoing investigation by the Alexandria Journalism Project about PFAS in Alexandria’s drinking water. AlexRenew recently completed the biggest infrastructure project in Alexandria’s history: RiverRenew. The 2.2-milelong underground tunnel…...