Since 2018, accidental overdose has been the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in Louisiana. Colleen Crain has more on what the Department of Health is doing to address it.
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The field is set for the Louisiana Senate Republican primary. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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First Congressional District Congresswoman Steve Scalise is facing a tenth term in Congress, and his most formidable challenger is a special education teacher from Metairie. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Accidental overdose has been the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in Louisiana since 2018. Secretary of Health, Bruce Greenstein (Green steen) says, in an effort to keep women alive and families intact, the Department of Health has launched a program to bridge the gaps between emergency care, prenatal services, and ongoing substance use treatment.
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LDH says substance use disorder is a chronic, treatable medical condition that has dangerous impacts on pregnant women and their infants. Greenstein says the data shows a vast majority of overdose deaths are preventable.
Project MOM (Maternal Overdose Mortality) is designed to normalize SUD screening, address stigma and bias, and implement evidence-based practices to create safer, more effective pathways to care. Greenstein says eleven hospitals around the state are participating.
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The field is set for the Louisiana Republican Senate primary. Bill Cassidy has drawn two major challengers – Julia Letlow and John Fleming. After voting to convict then-former President Trump in his second impeachment trial in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, Cassidy finds himself in the political fight of his life. He says he’s confident that won’t be the factor his opponents make it out to be.
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Letlow got into the race after President Trump endorsed her, which cleared what had been a much more crowded field. Letlow was elected to the US House in 2021 when she won a special election following the untimely death of her husband, Luke, from COVID complications.
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Cassidy’s other major challenger is State Treasurer John Fleming, who had previously served in the House of Representatives and in Trump’s cabinet during his first presidency. He says he has proven that he represents all of his constituents, whether they vote for him or not.
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The primary election is May 16th; if no one gets 50 percent plus one of the vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff on June 27th.
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Louisiana’s longest serving U-S House member, Steve Scalise, is seeking a tenth term. The Republican from Jefferson Parish who also serves as the U-S House majority leader, is heavily involved in national politics. But Scalise says he’s played a crucial role in securing funding for roads and bridges and flood control projects…
Scalise says he wants to keep working on reducing inflation
Scalise is facing one challenger in the Republican primary, and there are two Democrats who have signed up in the Democratic party. Only one of Scalise’s challengers has raised money, and that’s Lauren Jewett from Metairie. Jewett says improving public education is one of her main campaign platforms
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Jewett has spent more than 17 years as a special education teacher. She says she will bring practical experience, compassion, and accountability to Congress…
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The sixth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team once again has to bounce back from a loss to 3rd-ranked South Carolina, as the Gamecocks defeated the Lady Tigers for an 18th consecutive time on Saturday night, 79-72. LSU coach Kim Mulkey says her team’s nine missed free throws were the story of the game…
Mulkey says it’s the little things that will cost you games against really good opponents…
Flau’jae Johnson led LSU with 21 points, but she missed two free throws with 45-seconds left that could have given the Lady Tigers their first lead of the second half. The senior was dejected after the game, but they need to learn from this loss…
LSU is at 14th-ranked Ole Miss on Thursday night.
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The top-ranked LSU baseball team opened the 2026 season with a three-game sweep over Milwaukee. After a sluggish win on Saturday, the Tigers dominated on Sunday, winning 21-7. Junior right fielder Jake Brown belted two home runs, including a grand slam, and finished with a career-high six RBIs. Brown says they were ready to play…
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LSU set a school-record with 49 strikeouts in a series. Coach Jay Johnson says he has a lot of pitchers that can throw strikes…
LSU continues its five-game homestand by hosting Kent State tonight at 6 PM.
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Louisiana Tech completed a four-game sweep of Houston Christian by blanking the Huskies 11 to 0 in seven innings. The Bulldogs scored 39 runs in the four-game series. Coach Lane Burroughs says they swung the bats well
Tech will host McNeese on Wednesday.
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After dropping the first two games of the series to Missouri State, the Ragin’ Cajuns earned their first win of the season on Sunday, a nine-to-seven victory. Rigoberto Hernandez and Lee Amedee each homered. JR Tollett was the winning pitcher, and three relievers pitched well: Parker Smith, Hayden Pearson, and Garret Carter. Coach Matt Deggs…
The Cajuns are at Rice on Tuesday.