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Jurisdiction | Louisiana |
Headquarters | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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Website | http://ldh.la.gov/ |
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) (French: Département de La Santé de Louisiane), formerly known as the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (French: Département de La Santé et des Hôpitaux), is a state agency of Louisiana, headquartered in Baton Rouge.[1] It is Louisiana's largest state agency with a budget of $21 billion and approximately 8,274 personnel. The agency oversees the health of the population under its current secretary, Ralph L. Abraham, M.D..[2]