A Lafayette man faces multiple battery charges after police say he assaulted hospital staff during a six-day stay at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center.
Louisiana has confirmed nearly 100 cases of a drug-resistant fungal infection that's already spread to 22 other states — and it's showing up in hospitals.
Police say a man who blamed his surgeon for ongoing pain after a recent back surgery bought an AR-style rifle hours before opening fire at a Tulsa medical office, killing the surgeon and three other people before fatally shooting himself.
What was at first thought to be a chemical fire is being referred to as an incident as two workers at a chemical plant in Geismar were hospitalized on Friday.