United States News » Louisiana News United States » Louisiana » Health: First findings for state-level ALS data released. How does Louisiana compare?
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Published on: Saturday 30 May 2026
Between 2012 and 2019, there were 43,654 new cases of ALS in the United States — including 583 new cases in Louisiana. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a progressive and fatal neuromuscular ...
News United States » Louisiana » Health: Louisiana state health officials give update on ‘explosive diarrhea’ cyclospora illnesses
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Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - More people in Louisiana have gotten sick with cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness that can cause “explosive” diarrhea. Officials with the Louisiana Department of ...