Gov. Jeff Landry, center, a Warden Kristen Thomas cut a ribbon to open the new Louisiana Correctional Institution for Women in St. Gabriel on Aug. 28., 2025. (Governor's office photo) Officials cut ...

Jails in Louisiana are falling short in their care for incarcerated women, including a few that use leg irons on those who are pregnant, a new report from the state's legislative auditor shows. The ...

Lisa Jarvis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering biotech, health care and the pharmaceutical industry. Previously, she was executive editor of Chemical & Engineering News. In October, a chilling ...

Louisiana’s only women's prison formally opened Thursday, after nine years of temporary housing arrangements for over 1,000 female inmates who were displaced by a devastating 2016 flood. The brand-new ...

When it comes to women’s health, Louisiana has long had a poor reputation. High rates of diabetes, obesity and other diseases affect women in the state acutely. Then there is the prevalence of ...

Women in Louisiana have decent access to preventative care and still face some of the worst health outcomes in the United States, according to a new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund. The group, a ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The new Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, a $160 million facility in St. Gabriel, is now open after three years of construction. State officials, ...