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CGFNS announced its “Passport2Liberty” initiative that will restore credentials for Ukrainian nurses who wish to migrate to the United States. Ochsner Health is a founding partner and the first U.S. hospital system to commit to the initiative.

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services and the Louisiana Department of Education received federal approval to expand the Pandemic EBT program to cover the summer months for eligible children in K-12 schools.

A $130 million investment from the American Rescue Plan will bring more affordable and accessible internet to more than 66,000 households and small businesses through Internet Service Providers in 50 parishes.

At approximately 7:25 am on July 26, 2022 the Houma Fire Department was dispatched to a multiple car crash in the tunnel. HPD is awaiting wreckers to remove the vehicles.