Louisiana Dept. of Health Warns of Rising Youth Vaping Risks

Louisiana Dept. of Health warns of rising youth vaping risks

The Louisiana Department of Health is urging parents, teachers, and healthcare providers to educate youth about the risks of vaping following data showing Louisiana ranks as the third-highest state for high school vaping.

How Louisiana’s new surgeon general wants to transform public health

Dr. Evelyn Griffin, a Baton Rouge obstetrician and gynecologist, was announced Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, as Louisiana's next surgeon general. She was previously an appointee of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to a vaccine advisory panel at the Centers for Diseason Control and Prevention. (Screen capture of CDC video stream) Rosemary Westwood is examining public health in Louisiana for Verite News as a part of The New York Times’s Local I…