Michael Echols News Today

We are in the middle of Louisiana’s 2024 Regular session, which includes significant legislation on various topics, from education freedom to constitutional convention discussions. Naturally, covering every bill in this article is impossible, but we have been closely monitoring a few noteworthy ones.

With newborn babies and their moms dying in Louisiana at some of the highest rates in the developed world, lawmakers are considering bills that would expand health care services to

With newborn babies and their moms dying in Louisiana at some of the highest rates in the developed world, lawmakers are considering bills that would expand health care services to

T-Emile Zola is confused by an appearance State Treasurer John Fleming made in a legislative committee hearing to oppose a good bill.

As someone who lost a family member to COVID-19, I believe House Bill 87, which prevents businesses that dont mandate the COVID vaccine from being sued if employees get sick

As someone who lost a family member to COVID-19, I believe House Bill 87, which prevents businesses that dont mandate the COVID vaccine from being sued if employees get sick

Providers testified that financial distress resulted in patient harm. Nurses described searching every department mid-procedure for basic supplies. Equipment was repossessed, down to the coffee pots in the cafeteria. A patient died while waiting for transfer, resulting in the hospital’s third “immediate jeopardy” citation at the end of March, said Nicholas Gachassin, executive counsel at the Louisiana Department of Health.

Providers testified that financial distress resulted in patient harm. Nurses described searching every department mid-procedure for basic supplies. Equipment was repossessed, down to the coffee pots in the cafeteria. A patient died while waiting for transfer, resulting in the hospital’s third “immediate jeopardy” citation at the end of March, said Nicholas Gachassin, executive counsel at the Louisiana Department of Health.

Of all the “bad” rankings on which Louisiana leads the nation, none are more heartbreaking — or damning — than those reflecting the risks associated with childbirth.

If House Bill 87 becomes law, employers who violate the ban could face fines of up to $50,000.