Author: Errol Laborde

Across the Ages: Having Kids Five Years Apart

Most of the time, I barely even think about the large age gap between my two daughters – it just is what it is. Earlier this week, though, I found myself in the office hooked up to a breast pump…

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FOUR LOUISIANA HOSPITALS PICKED TO PROMOTE NATIONAL BREAST-FEEDING PROGRAM OPELOUSAS – Although it is widely known that breast-feeding for at least a year has numerous health benefits for both mothers and infants, half of the infants born in the U.S.…

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Stair Masters in Shreveport SHREVEPORT – LSU Health Shreveport employees and students are making a conscious effort to take the stairs instead of the elevators as they move around campus. Daci Platt, a research associate and Master of Public Health…

Health: Medical News in Louisiana

Rapides Regional Is a Top Performer ALEXANDRIA – Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria recently was named one of the nation’s Top Performers on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission. It is the only hospital in Central Louisiana to…

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State Health Care Plan Pushed Back BATON ROUGE – The launch of a private sector-based health care system for Louisiana’s low-income residents has been pushed back until February, according to Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein. The…

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Medical/Residential Complex Gets Under Way LAKE CHARLES — On July 20, the City Council approved annexation of 76 acres of land off of Nelson Road for a multiuse development that will include a surgical specialty hospital, a rehab hospital, a…

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Nurse-Led Clinic Opens in Cenla PINEVILLE – Central Louisiana residents now have another option for medical care. Louisiana College’s Loving Care: Nurse-Led Clinic opened in May and serves LC faculty and area residents. The goal of the clinic, located next…

Mississippi and Alabama Travel

The beach is the quintessential summer vacation destination: the perfect place to relax with a best seller and a frosty beverage while your kids work on tans or sandcastles, depending on their ages. But even perfection can get boring after…

The Straight Poop

Ben Franklin famously said that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. He’s mostly right, but he forgot one other thing –– dirty diapers. But just because they’re a necessary evil doesn’t mean that they can’t also…