The World Health Organization recommends a C-section rate between 10% and 15%. In Louisiana in 2023, 36.1% of live births were cesarean deliveries. In the United States in 2023, the C-section ...

The Lafayette area’s median rent of $982 dropped 0.4% from a year ago and was the only state metro reporting a drop out of ...

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The lowest score went to Louisiana, followed by Arkansas and Mississippi. These states also had the highest rates of food insecurity. Compared to a national average of 12.2 percent, Arkansas was ...

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike ...

Mississippi Department of Transportation is reporting congestion on I-10 past the Louisiana State Line in Hancock County. This is due to a crash on the Louisiana side. The delay is about an hour ...

The superintendent championed a ‘back to basics’ approach to literacy, and eschewed the ‘shiny things’ that stand in the way ...