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The Louisiana Carrot Initiative is now available at all Louisiana Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market locations, expanding access to healthy food incentives for SNAP recipients statewide.
Registration will be required to provide sign language interpreting services in Louisiana. Interpreters and service providers will have until January 1, 2027, to comply with the new requirements.
The Rural Clinician Credit Bank provides matching funds to eligible rural health care providers for recruitment and retention incentives including sign-on bonuses, retention bonuses, relocation assistance and professional training.
Children who are automatically enrolled should see SUN Bucks added to their EBT card between Wednesday, May 27, and Tuesday, June 2.
EBT cardholders who shop at Louisiana stores and through approved online retailers will not be affected by this policy change.
Using strong water safety practices can prevent drownings and serious water-related injuries, especially among children.
The Louisiana Department of Health has released the 2025 letter grades for community water systems across the state, offering a transparent look at the quality and performance of more than 900 systems serving Louisiana residents.
The patient, who was exposed to measles during international travel, is in isolation and is receiving treatment at a Region 1 hospital.
Louisiana 988 is here with emergency emotional support: Call or text 988 or chat online at Louisiana988.org.
The Section 1115 Reentry Demonstration is designed to improve health outcomes for individuals transitioning from incarceration to their communities by connecting them to Medicaid coverage and critical pre-release services prior to release.
“This is a historic opportunity to transform how health care is delivered in rural Louisiana,” said LDH Secretary Bruce Greenstein.
Medicaid members previously enrolled with UnitedHealthcare were reassigned to other participating managed care organizations (MCOs) to ensure uninterrupted access to care.