The protest centered around the perception that Cassidy, a licensed physician, has not challenged Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. enough.
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So far this year, Louisiana recorded 368 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, as of August 23, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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When Hurricane Katrina made landfall, 4-year-old Nigel Tapp and his family evacuated from the Lower Ninth Ward to Montclair, New Jersey. This is the story of how one town rallied around its newest member.
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Despite progress in East Biloxi, a historically Black neighborhood remains worse off post-Katrina, according to residents.
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After Katrina wiped the town out, Bay St. Louis rebuilt itself into a coastal paradise. But insurance challenges limit who can live there.
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It’s been 20 years since a train service along the Mississippi Coast from Mobile to New Orleans was possible. Hurricane Katrina put a stop to that service. But in August, the train finally came back.
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