Louisiana Department of Health has closed oyster harvesting in Area 3 after 15 people became ill after eating Louisiana oysters.

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser reassured the public that the oysters in New Orleans are safe, emphasizing the thorough response to recall the oysters from Area 3 by the Louisiana Health Department.

Shreveport’s Water & Sewerage Department has received an order from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to make immediate repairs to the city’s drinking water system.

From tires to furniture to household debris, illegal dumping continues to plague our city, but now we're seeing tires dumped ...

A version of the avian influenza virus different from the one rampaging through herds since last spring has been detected in ...

A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday.

Louisiana lawmakers are continuing their search for ways to tackle the rising insurance crisis. The latest testimony brings ...

Health officials closed oyster harvesting Area 3–east of Lake Borgne and north of Eloi Bay, including the Chandeleur Islands and surrounding marshes–and issued a recall, which affects all shucked, ...

The timing was doubly bad, with the recall announced not only during Super Bowl week but also on the eve of the inaugural New ...

Fifteen people report illnesses after eating oysters sold at some New Orleans-area restaurants.

Fifteen people became ill with norovirus-like illness after eating the Louisiana oysters harvested from Area 3 at several New ...

Cows in Nevada have been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu different from the strain detected in all other herds to this point in the ongoing dairy outbreak. It's the same strain that killed a ...