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Residents split on abortion, death penalty in Louisiana, survey finds
Abortion in Louisiana is legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy, although the Supreme Court is expected in June to rule on a case challenging the Roe v. Wade decision. (Jane Norman/States Newsroom)
COVID pandemic creates setbacks for HIV care in Louisiana
When COVID hit, it forced immunocompromised people like HIV sufferers to isolate themselves. Many of the more than 22,000 Louisiana residents with HIV or AIDS lost in-person access to health providers, and newly diagnosed patients did not get the treatments that can keep them from transmitting the virus.