09/08/2010 - DHH Partially Reopens Oyster Harvesting Areas 14, 15 and 17 - BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Health and
Hospitals announced today the partial reopening of oyster
harvesting areas 14, 15 and 17 after working with
officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and
other state and federal partners.
09/03/2010 - DHH suspends license of Shreveport abortion clinic - BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health and
Hospitals today issued a notice of license revocation to
Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport and ordered the
clinic to immediately cease performing abortions after an
investigation found violations that posed significant
health and safety risks to clients. The immediate
suspension of the facility’s license came under
legislation signed this year by Gov. Bobby Jindal that
gives the Department authority to immediately suspend an
abortion facility’s license under certain circumstances.
09/03/2010 - Seven New Confirmed Cases of West Nile Virus - BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health and
Hospitals has confirmed seven new human cases of West Nile
Virus, bringing this year’s total to 19. The seven new
cases come from East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parishes.
These cases are reported in DHH’s weekly Louisiana
Arbovirus Surveillance Summary which can be found in the
Surveillance Reports Section of the DHH Web site.
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