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Healthy-ish Halloween: Treats, Tricks and Tips
Halloween is all about fun, candy and costumes, but it can also be an opportunity to sneak in some healthier options and keep every child safe from food allergies....
Staying Active During Fall Break: 4 Ways to Move as a Family
When school takes a pause for fall break, kids are ready to rest, recharge and maybe spend a little too much time on screens. But keeping your family active is easier...
‘Like My Chest Exploded’: Cassie’s Story of Surviving an Aortic Dissection
It was supposed to be an ordinary summer day in Vacherie. Cassie Falgoust, 55, was outside doing yard work while her husband mowed nearby. She started weed eating when...
Guided by Faith. Driven to Serve.
For Lyle Prejean, BSN, RN, director of emergency services for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, nursing has always been more than a career. It’s a calling...
Geaux Hero: Choosing Joy During Pediatric Cancer Journey
When you meet 12-year-old Kinley Spencer of Youngsville, the first thing you notice isn’t her diagnosis. It’s her personality. “She is as funny as they come,” her...
Advancing Innovation and Clinical Excellence: HF’s Story of Vibrio, Sepsis and Survival
Sometimes, how we healthcare is by changing the game and redefining what’s possible. For more than 36 years, Herman “HF” Middleton and his wife, Regina, have...
Landon’s Fight with Flu: Don’t Wait to Get Vaccinated
What began as a mild fever and cough quickly spiraled into a life-or-death emergency for 3-year-old Landon. Within just 36 hours of being diagnosed with the flu, he was...
All Things, Great Love: Jason Survives Heart Attack on ‘a Pulse and a Prayer’
Sometimes, how we healthcare is the strength of a community that never stops caring. On an ordinary Saturday evening, Jason Moore walked into work at Our Lady of the...
Geaux Hero: From Playground Accident to Pediatric Stroke Survivor
When you think of a stroke, you probably picture an adult in their 60s or 70s. But for 11-year-old Cole Ditmore, it happened after an accident on a playground in...
We Are Part of Something Greater: Zion’s Incredible NICU Journey
Sometimes, how we healthcare is hospitals working together so one tiny fighter can make it home. When Magan Darby and Damion Celestine welcomed their son Zion at...
From Indiana to Louisiana for the Right Doctor at the Right Time
When 16-year-old Maria Kovach from Indiana started having unexplained problems with swelling and discomfort in her mouth, her family never imagined it would lead them...
Saving Salivary Glands with Precision
For most of us, a salivary gland is something we never think about — until it becomes a problem. For Rohan Walvekar, MD, it’s a passion, a specialty and a calling that...