Louisiana Joins Investigation of Fauci as Senate Panel Moves Toward Contempt Vote
By Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge Staff
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says the state will examine whether former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci committed offenses that could be pursued in state court following his July 29 Senate testimony and the release of more than 1,000 pages of contemporaneous diary and work records.
During National Community Health Week (Aug. 2 – 8), LCMC Health is recognizing the ways it is improving the health of the Greater New Orleans community beyond traditional patient care.
For the 15th consecutive year, Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans, inclusive of Ochsner Medical Center- West Bank Campus, Ochsner Baptist, and Ochsner Hospital for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its Best Hospitals list, ranking for 2026-2027 as the Best Hospital in Louisiana and the No. 1 hospital in the New Orleans metro area. In addition, the medical specialties of obstetrics and gynecology and pulmonary and lung surgery have been ranked among the Top 50 in the nation.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is advising Louisianans that Midwest Poultry Services, L.P., has recalled 1,589,577 dozen shell eggs due to possible Salmonella contamination.
“Protecting Louisianans from foodborne illness is a core public health responsibility and one that LDH takes seriously,” said LDH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein. “We encourage anyone who purchased these eggs to check the recall information carefully and discard or return affected products.”
St. Tammany Health System has named veteran nurse executive Lori Sumner, MSN, RN, as its new chief nursing officer. She brings more than three decades of leadership experience in nursing operations, quality, patient safety, and workforce development to the health system.
Sumner is scheduled to begin her new assignment in September.
She succeeds Kerry Milton, who retired in June.
