AmericanPress (12/12) –– La. Attorney General Jeff Landry said he has finalized agreements with CVS and Walgreens to bring the national amount from investigations and litigation against the pharmaceutical industry for its role in the opioid crisis to more than $10 billion. [...] CVS will pay $5 billion and Walgreens will pay $5.7 billion. Read more
KPLC | An effort is underway to have more students graduate from McNeese’s graduate counseling program. It’s all due to a major shortage of mental health professionals here in Southwest Louisiana. [..
Axios [2-Aug] | Nearly 14% of the 5,065 988 calls made across Louisiana went unanswered by in-state counselors between April and May, per a new analysis from health research outlet KFF. Those calls we