Hacker News with Generative AI: Louisiana

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 7 days ago | 42 comments
America's first bird flu death reported in Louisiana (cnn.com)
Bird Flu, Health, Louisiana, United States
51 points by bikenaga 46 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 59 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 63 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 69 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 78 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 120 days ago | 22 comments
A near impossible literacy test Louisiana used to suppress the black vote (openculture.com)
Voting Rights, History, Race, Louisiana
319 points by rcarmo 123 days ago | 429 comments
Apple threatened to move Will Smith movie out of Louisiana for app store bill (nypost.com)
Apple, Louisiana, Politics, Entertainment, Law
35 points by dreamingincode 172 days ago | 12 comments
A Louisiana gas plant sea wall shows challenges of flooding, energy demand (washingtonpost.com)
Louisiana, Flooding, Energy, Climate Change, Infrastructure
52 points by howard941 231 days ago | 63 comments
Louisiana Requires Ten Commandments to Be Displayed in Public-School Classrooms (wsj.com)
Law, Education, Religion, Louisiana
24 points by impish9208 247 days ago | 35 comments
Louisiana law will criminalize approaching police under certain circumstances (apnews.com)
Louisiana, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, Civil Liberties
43 points by jawns 268 days ago | 29 comments
Louisiana's flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price (theguardian.com)
Louisiana, Universities, Oil Industry, Research, Corruption
17 points by thelastgallon 306 days ago | 2 comments