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As St. Tammany grows, Bush residents worry construction ‘dirt pit’ will harm quality of life
Erica Olmstead bought her property in Bush, Louisiana, in 2022 thinking it would be her forever home. Olmstead, a disabled veteran suffering from chronic bronchitis and other respiratory issues, moved from Covington to the rural forested community of ranchers and homesteaders, thinking it would provide her clean water, clean air and peace.
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Downtown New Orleans Healthcare Institutions are Expanding their Role Beyond Traditional Healthcare
Healthcare has long been one of Downtown New Orleans’ economic anchors. Now, some of its largest institutions are looking beyond their traditional roles to the broader issue of the health and stability of the people who make up the region’s workforce. “Hospitals and healthcare institutions, including universities, have...
Fox 8
Payment dispute between Blue Cross, surgical center goes before Louisiana Supreme Court
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LCMC Health Expands Overdose Prevention Efforts
NEW ORLEANS – LCMC Health is expanding its efforts to provide care for individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) and strengthen harm reduction and overdose prevention programs across the communities it serves in observance of International Overdose Awareness Day (Aug. 31). “Every interaction with a patient is an opportunity...
The Independent
Infamous New Orleans hospital shuttered after Hurricane Katrina to be rebuilt
New Orleans Katrina Hospital Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Tulane University is spearheading a $500 million effort to convert New Orleans ' historic Charity Hospital into a biomedical research hub. The million-square-foot art deco landmark has sat vacant since 2005 after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city and forced its closure. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall, with plans to open the new facility in 2029 featuring research labs, classrooms, and space for startups. Historically serving as a vital safety-net facility for vulnerable residents, the project aims to foster medical advancements across the Gulf South. Local leaders have welcomed the redevelopment as a major step forward in breathing new life into a storm-damaged property. IN FULL Abandoned New Orleans landmark is getting a new life 21 years after Hurricane Katrina
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Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In the chaos of Hurricane Katrina, Charity Hospital in New Orleans became a scene of heartbreak and heroism, with doctors scrambling to keep patients alive without power or functioning medical equipment while floodwaters trapped them inside its darkened halls for days on end. The massive...
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Touro Doubles Surgery Center Size With $7.5M Uptown Upgrade
Touro Infirmary has opened a newly renovated $7.5 million outpatient surgery center on its Uptown New Orleans campus, doubling the facility's previous size just as the 174-year-old hospital marks its own milestone anniversary. The expanded center, located at 3525 Prytania St., now offers procedures across 12 medical specialties with six operating rooms and 15 pre- and post-operative bays.
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New Behavioral Health Crisis Center opens in Houma, expanding access to mental health care
Terrebonne Parish has marked a major milestone in mental health services this past week. On Friday, August 21, 2026, the Start Corporation in partnership with the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government officially opened their new Behavioral Health Crisis Center. Located on Civic Center Boulevard and funded through the American Rescue Plan,...
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Touro Opens $7.5M Surgery Center
NEW ORLEANS – Touro marked its 174th birthday with the opening of its newly renovated, $7.5 million Outpatient Surgery Center, doubling the facility’s size as the hospital expands its capacity for same-day surgical care. “Generations of New Orleanians have trusted Touro with their lives, their families and their...
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Louisiana spine practice opens new clinic
Covington, La.-based AVALA Spine opened a clinic in Gretna, La., expanding its services to patients on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. The clinic is hosted inside the Bone and Joint Clinic. Jared Robichaux, MD, a neurosurgeon, began seeing patients at the location Aug. 19. Dr. Robichaux specializes in...
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Humana CEO Visits Canal Pointe as Program Grows
NEW ORLEANS – Humana President and CEO Jim Rechtin visited Canal Pointe, New Orleans’ only family-centered residential substance use treatment and recovery facility, on Aug. 20 to see the program supported by a $1 million investment from the Humana Foundation. Operated by Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana (VOASELA),...
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Jean Lafitte Breaks Ground on $1.5M Medical Center, Five Years After Ida
The Town of Jean Lafitte celebrated the groundbreaking of the Jean Lafitte Medical Center on Monday, marking a major step in a recovery effort that has stretched nearly five years since Hurricane Ida tore through the small coastal community. The $1.5 million project will rebuild and structurally elevate the clinic that Ida left unusable, with the goal of creating what officials describe as a stronger, more accessible, and better flood-protected facility for residents.
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LCMC Health expands cancer services with bone marrow transplant clinic, clinical trials
LCMC Health has doubled the capacity of its cancer center at University Medical Center New Orleans with a $2 million expansion that makes specialty medicines and clinical trials available to a growing number of patients, many of whom currently have to travel out of state to receive these types of treatments.
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Avala Spine Expands to West Bank
GRETNA, La. – AVALA Spine has expanded its services to the West Bank with a new clinic location in Gretna offering treatment for patients with neck and back pain. AVALA Spine is a locally owned practice that was formed in 2023 when DISC of Louisiana partnered with AVALA and began operating under the AVALA Spine name. The practice offers conservative treatments and minimally invasive spine surgery for patients with back, neck, leg and arm pain.
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Destrehan Chiropractor Swaps Old Vet Clinic for Medical-Spa Menu on River Road
Chiropractic Total Wellness Center threw open the doors of its new home at 14074 River Road in Destrehan this week, marking both a relocation and a significant expansion of services for the practice led by Dr. Melissa Arceneaux-Vinterella. The clinic held a grand opening celebration on Thursday, August 20, from 3 to 7 p.m., with a food truck, music and giveaways drawing neighbors into the River Road corridor.
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A year after the Smitty's fire, cancer-causing chemicals are still flowing freely into waterways
ROSELAND — A year after an explosion at Smitty's Supply, an independent tester said toxic chemicals are still making their way into the Tangipahoa River. Scott Smith has been testing local waterways on his own for the past year, collecting more than 300 samples across 75 different sites. He...
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Thibodaux Regional inks deal with Assumption
Thibodaux Regional Health System announced Thursday that it has signed a multiyear partnership with Assumption Parish to continue providing health and wellness services to parish residents. Thibodaux Regional has been an integral part of Assumption Parish since the 1990s, and has been able to recruit and retain excellent primary care...