According to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food insecurity among families with children rose in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic upended the U.S. economy.
The Louisiana Department of Education has launched a child care assistance program to help combat the shortage of healthcare workers amid the fourth COVID-19 surge.
“We have had a large amount of shootings by young teenagers resulting in deaths and we wanted to bring awareness to the community and get the community involved.”
Gray Television, Inc. announced Wednesday, Sept. 1 that its portfolio of top local news television stations across 103 markets in the United States will partner with the Salvation Army to help raise funds following Hurricane Ida.
The State of Arkansas reached its all-time high number of COVID-related hospitalizations Monday, Aug. 9 at nearly 1,400. Many hospitals say they’re running out of beds for patients.
If you’re looking to cool off and want to learn how to swim, starting Monday, Aug. 9, you can take some free swimming lessons at Shreveport’s Southern Hills SPAR center.
During the summer months, it’s easy for the kids to turn into couch potatoes or play video games all day, but it’s important for parents to keep the kids moving and grooving, especially for the benefit of their physical health.
The 2021-22 school year is practically here, and as everyone is getting ready, the Shreve Memorial Library is offering a number of resources for parents, teachers, and students.
To address the fundamental need for quality education, the Community Foundation of North Louisiana is challenging residents and businesses to raise money to provide access to early childhood education programs.
Lifestyle changes such as little interaction, anxiety over healthcare, poverty, and shifting to a dependent lifestyle are just some ways the elderly can become depressed or fuel their depression further.
Officials from a number of local and federal departments spoke Tuesday, June 29 about a joint effort to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines for those disproportionately affected by the virus, including among HUD-assisted households.
The Central Louisiana Homeless Coalition and state housing advocates are preparing for an influx of evictions and homelessness as the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire on July 31st.
With temperatures across the ArkLaTex spiking, the Salvation Army of Northwest Louisiana needs help collecting hundreds of fans for people trying to beat the heat.
By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina, Jamie Grey and Lee Zurik
Antes del año pasado, la inseguridad alimentaria afectó a aproximadamente el 10,5% de los residentes de EE. UU. Una vez que la pandemia cerró en gran medida la economía, los expertos estiman que el porcentaje de personas que sufren de inseguridad alimentaria al menos se duplicó.
Dr. Pia Chowdry of LSU Health New Orleans says it is estimated that about 1 in 6 African American men will develop prostate cancer compared to about 1 in 9 or 1 in10 white men.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) released a report Wednesday, May 5 detailing progress in reducing severe maternal morbidity among those who experience hemorrhage and severe hypertension in facilities that are part of the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaQPC).
At the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, health experts across the country wanted to pay close attention to minority groups, especially since an overwhelming number of people of color were dying from the virus.
