Addiction help: The Louisiana Department of Health today released the state’s Opioid Response Plan, the first of its kind for the state. The plan aims to successfully reduce Louisiana’s opioid epidemic by implementing strategies to address the under-reporting of opioid deaths, enhance monitoring of opioid prescriptions and increase access to treatment services. Louisiana saw more than 450 opioid-related deaths in 2018, which points to the need for coordinated and comprehensive action. See the plan here.
Opening day: The owners of Half Shell Oyster House today announced they will open their 12th restaurant in Baton Rouge as Southern Pearl Oyster House tomorrow. The new restaurant is at the corner of Hyacinth Avenue and Perkins Road, across the street from Rouses Market, near Bluebonnet Boulevard. Half Shell Oyster House has restaurants in four states and two other Louisiana locations in Covington and Lafayette.
Lable laws: The Louisiana Health Department is cracking down on restaurants and eateries that aren’t posting where its imported seafood comes from as part of a new law the department began enforcing Sept. 1, WAFB-TV reports. According representatives from the department, 20 restaurants statewide have been cited so far out of an estimated 444 restaurants inspected. Read the full story.
