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EXPANDING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
Louisiana health officials are taking steps to strengthen mental health care, proposing a $6.5 million investment to expand the state’s crisis response system. The plan includes a new statewide hub designed to connect services, improve response times, and ensure people get the right care when they need it most. With hundreds of thousands of adults and teens facing mental health challenges—and many communities lacking providers—the need is urgent. By enhancing tools like the 988 helpline and increasing outreach in schools, leaders hope to close critical gaps and make mental health support more accessible, responsive, and effective statewide.
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LOUISIANA’S HISTORIC MOMENT ON DISPLAY Baton Rouge residents and visitors have a rare chance to see history up close: The original Louisiana Purchase agreement is on display at the Old State Capitol. Signed by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803, the purchase added 828,000 square miles of land from France for $15 million, nearly doubling the size of the U.S. and forming parts of 15 modern states. Part of America’s 250th anniversary celebration, this marks only the second time the historic documents have been shown at the museum, offering a unique glimpse into a deal that shaped a young nation.
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