Around 70 mental health professionals and educators ... Landry has endorsed the tough-on-crime measure along with the Louisiana District Attorneys Association and Louisiana Sheriffs Association ...

The numbers show the Bayou State has the 4 th highest average number of poor mental health days compared to other states. Louisiana is also low for physical activity participation and near the bottom ...

Study: one in nine Louisiana adults lives with severe depression and/or anxiety and many people in the state contemplate self ...

But unlike crime and taxes, mental health has yet to receive a focused special session of the Louisiana Legislature with the goal of improving the state’s economy, safety and health. It is long ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A recent study released by the Louisiana Violence Experiences survey (LaVEX) shows that substance abuse and mental health issues are at epidemic proportions across the state.