Lafayette PD suspends mental health initiative
Police officials cited a lack of staff to man regular patrol while several officers are out on administrative leave following officer-involved shootings.
Police officials cited a lack of staff to man regular patrol while several officers are out on administrative leave following officer-involved shootings.
A Calcasieu Parish program connects young offenders to services that can help them and their families get back on track. State officials are developing something similar for Lafayette.
Proposed legislation would bar the state Department of Children and Family Services from requesting waivers for work requirements attached to federal food aid.
Source: The Lens
Students and faculty members gathered on UL’s campus to protest the university’s handling of a student’s on-campus suicide.
In Sioux Falls, SD, a collaboration between the city, county and local providers has helped take pressure off of the local jail and emergency departments.
The Rapides Parish Public Library system hopes telehealth can expand access to medical care for residents of Glenmora and other towns like it across the rural parish.
Studies have shown that doulas — non-medical professionals who support women during pregnancy —improve maternal health outcomes, but so far, they have been out of reach for many. Now, that’s changing.
Louisiana’s perennially poor health rankings can be blamed on poverty, childhood trauma and a lack of investment in women’s health, according to a report for the LA40by30 initiative.
Food assistance data shows that at least a fifth of Acadiana residents can’t afford to feed themselves and their families.
The Landry administration decided not to participate in the program, which last year brought $66.5 million in federal funds to Louisiana to feed poor children.
Tassnique Prudhomme performs a variety of specialized tattoo services, from scar and stretch mark cover-ups to areola tattoos.
Participants in Ochsner’s dry Lent program enjoy reductions in blood pressure, weight, fat, liver enzymes, total cholesterol and increased vitamin B12.
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