Hacker News with Generative AI: Louisiana

Oil and gas money shapes research, creates 'echo chamber' in higher education (floodlightnews.org)
Louisiana’s flagship university is looking to partner more closely with petrochemical industries in the state

Higher Education, Research, Louisiana

45 points by rntn 4 days ago | 7 comments

Louisiana to end mass vaccine promotion, state's top health official says (apnews.com)
The Louisiana Department of Health “will no longer promote mass vaccination” according to a Thursday memo written by the state’s top health official and obtained by The Associated Press.

Public Health, Louisiana, COVID-19, Vaccination

72 points by petethomas 48 days ago | 42 comments

Bird Flu, Health, Louisiana, United States

51 points by bikenaga 86 days ago | 58 comments

Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shots (arstechnica.com)
Flu season is ramping up across the US, but Louisiana—the state that has reportedly barred its health department from promoting flu shots, as well as COVID-19 and mpox vaccines—is leading the country with an early and strong surge.

Health, Public Health, Louisiana, Flu, Vaccines

16 points by rntn 100 days ago | 5 comments

Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting Covid, flu and mpox shots (npr.org)
A group of high-level managers at the Louisiana Department of Health walked into a Nov. 14 meeting in Baton Rouge expecting to talk about outreach and community events.

Public Health, Politics, COVID-19, Louisiana

17 points by bikenaga 104 days ago | 6 comments

Bird flu jumps from birds to human in Louisiana; patient hospitalized (arstechnica.com)
A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu after having contact with sick and dying birds suspected of carrying the virus, state health officials announced Friday.

Health, Disease, Louisiana, Bird Flu

6 points by bikenaga 110 days ago | 0 comments

Day after nuclear power vow Meta announces largest-ever fossil fueled datacenter (theregister.com)
Richland Parish, an idyllic rural area in northeast Louisiana, USA, is set to host a gigantic new Meta datacenter.

Data Centers, Technology, Environment, Louisiana, Meta

21 points by rntn 118 days ago | 2 comments

He Died Building a Ship for the U.S. Government. His Family Got Nothing (propublica.org)
On the morning of Jan. 22, 2024, Elmer De León Pérez descended deep into the bowels of a ship that he was helping to build in Houma, Louisiana.

Government, Accidents, Family, Labor, Louisiana

21 points by hn_acker 161 days ago | 22 comments

Voting Rights, History, Race, Louisiana

319 points by rcarmo 163 days ago | 429 comments

Apple, Louisiana, Politics, Entertainment, Law

35 points by dreamingincode 212 days ago | 12 comments

Louisiana, Flooding, Energy, Climate Change, Infrastructure

52 points by howard941 272 days ago | 63 comments