Whooping cough cases remain high across Louisiana
On May 2, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) reported an increase in whooping cough (pertussis) cases…
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Louisiana Department of Health confirms Greater New Orleans area measles case
On Apr. 19, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed one case of measles in an adult…
Louisiana infants die of pertussis as infections rise
On Mar. 27, 2025, the Louisiana Office of the Surgeon General reported on Facebook that two infants had…
Survey Shows With Bird Flu in Raw Milk, Many Still Do Not Know Risks of Consuming It
On Mar. 14, 2025, a survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) reported that although the Food…
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Louisiana Surgeon General ignores science, will not promote vaccines
On Feb. 13, 2025, Ralph L. Abraham, MD, the Louisiana Surgeon General announced that the state will no…
Louisiana Department of Heath reports first U.S. H5N1-related human death
On Jan. 6, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Health reports the patient who had been hospitalized with the…
CDC Confirmed First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United States
On Dec. 18, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a patient has…
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USDA Confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Backyard Non-Poultry Flock in Louisiana
On Dec. 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has…
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs began COVID-19 vaccinations
On Dec. 14, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the New Orleans and Bedford,…
IGEA Pharma supplied COVID-19 antibody-based test in the US
On Apr. 6, 2020, IGEA Pharma announced that it was starting to supply of a COVID-19 antibody test…
The CDC responded to the crises presented by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
On Aug. 29, 2005, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to the crises presented…
The Biomedical Research Foundation (BRF) was founded
In 1986, The Biomedical Research Foundation (BRF) was founded. The BRF is an independent, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization founded…
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The Southern Corn Leaf Blight swept across the South
In 1970, the Southern Corn Leaf Blight (SCLB) sweeps across the South, destroying 15% of the U.S. corn…
“Louisiana pneumonitis,” a human disease possibly related to psittacosis, was discovered
In 1942, “Louisiana pneumonitis,” a human disease possibly related to psittacosis, was discovered and studied in great detail…
Riceland Foods was founded by a group of Arkansas rice farmers
In 1921, Riceland Foods was founded by a group of Arkansas rice farmers that created a farmers cooperative…
The final tally for New Orleans stood at 54,089 cases and 3,489 deaths
By April 1919, following upticks in influenza over winter, the final tally for New Orleans stood at 54,089…
New Orleans officials declared the epidemic over
By Nov. 18, 1918, with New Orleans’s business and schools once again back to their normal operations, local…
New Orleans transit officials restricted passenger on streetcars to address social distancing in influenza epidemic
On Oct. 12, 1918, New Orleans transit officials restricted passenger counts on streetcars to address social distancing in…
New Orleans schools, churches, and other places of gathering were ordered closed
On Oct. 9, 1918, New Orleans schools, churches, and other places of gathering were ordered closed.
Influenza was named a mandatory reportable disease by New Orleans health officials
On Oct. 7, 1918, influenza was named a mandatory reportable disease by New Orleans health officials, after reaching…
New Orleans reported its first influenza-related death
On Sept. 29, 1918, New Orleans newspapers reported the city’s first local influenza death. Anticipating an epidemic, the…
The influenza epidemic arrived in New Orleansﾠ
On Sept. 16, 1918, the influenza epidemic arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana when an oil tanker with an…
The University of Missouri was founded
In 1839, the University of Missouri was founded after the Missouri legislature passed the Geyer Act, legislation that…
US marine hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana was authorized by Congress
In 1802, a U.S. marine hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana was authorized by Congress while the port was…