July 2, 2025

By: Greg LaRose and Piper Hutchinson - June 27, 2025 Louisiana Illuminator

Gov. Jeff Landry endorsed legislation Friday to “Make American Healthy Again” with the nation’s controversial top health official at his side for the bill signing ceremony.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended a bill signing ceremony at Pennington Biomedical Research Center after helping craft legislation the Louisiana Legislature approved unanimously to regulate what ingredients can be in the food served in public school lunches.

July 2, 2025

On June 28, community members gathered at Our Lady of the Lake North to celebrate five years of the Geaux Get Healthy clinical program, a community wellness initiative that is improving access to nutritious food and empowering healthier lives across Baton Rouge.

July 2, 2025

By: Julie O'Donoghue - June 26, 2025 Louisiana Illuminator

Gov. Jeff Landry struck language from the Louisiana budget plan that could have provided state employees and public school teachers with insurance coverage for popular weight-loss medication over the next year. 

The governor does not think the state would be able to cover the cost for the obesity drugs on a long-term basis.

July 2, 2025

Our Lady of the Lake Health shared that Newsweek has named Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center as one of the ‘World’s Best Hospitals’ for 2025.     

“This prestigious honor is a testament to the skill, commitment and heart that our team members bring to every patient, at every moment,” said Chuck Spicer, president of Our Lady of the Lake Health. “It’s because of our dedicated team members that we continue to set the standard for excellence in healthcare in Louisiana and live out our faith-based mission.”

June 25, 2025

By:  Dianne Marie Normand Hartley

In a Monday press conference billed as “Secretary Kennedy, Administrator Oz to Host Press Conference to Discuss Groundbreaking Health Insurance Reform,” the topic was prior authorizations.

We won’t go into the weeds—you’ve heard it all before. In 2018. In 2023. And now again in 2025.

We weren’t in the room, but I imagine insurance executives were thrilled. Something along the lines of: “Thanks for not regulating us—of course we’ll begin to monitor ourselves. They’re starting to pop us out there.”