BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Leaders from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) encourage residents to get vaccinated as measles and whooping cough cases rise in the U.S. Newly reappointed ...

With two measles cases recently reported in Louisiana, hospitals are gearing up to treat the highly contagious disease that has seen a resurgence as vaccination rates have declined across the country.

Health officials emphasize that the measles vaccine is the most effective protection against the highly infectious virus. Louisiana Department of Health has reported the third confirmed case of ...

LOUISIANA (KLFY) — The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed a measles case in a resident of Region 9, who was exposed during international travel. The patient, whose vaccination status is ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - No new measles cases have been detected in Louisiana, but the number of whooping cough patients continues to grow and already has exceeded the state’s total for all of 2024, ...

LOUISIANA, USA — State health officials say no new measles cases have been detected across the state. Doctors say if small children or infants get whooping cough, it could be fatal. The Louisiana ...