Sep 16, 2025 | Patient Stories
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 on life support. When Prairieville mom Crystal Sawyer took her son to the doctor on December 13,...
Jun 27, 2025 | Children's Health, Parenting
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is on the rise in Louisiana and Mississippi. This preventable illness is making a dangerous comeback. As of mid-May 2025, 170 cases have been reported in Louisiana, already more than all of 2024. Tragically, two infants have...
Jun 5, 2025 | Children's Health
Measles is making a dangerous comeback — putting unvaccinated children most at risk. On a recent episode of Medical Monday with Brian Haldane, Annie Contreras, MD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist and pediatrician with Our Lady of the Lake Children’s...
Apr 3, 2025 | Children's Health
Measles is a disease many thought was gone for good, but cases are climbing. Highly contagious and potentially severe, measles can spread quickly through communities, especially where vaccination rates are low. In this ParentingU ExtraCredit, Kali Broussard, MD,...
Mar 28, 2024 | Children's Health
Thought you were done with vaccines once your kids passed the toddler stage? Think again! Just like helping juggle homework assignments and extracurricular activities, keeping up with immunizations is an important part of parenting tweens and teens. Brett Hutchinson,...
