BATON ROUGE — Louisiana is leading the nation in reported flu cases, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as health officials encourage residents to take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus.
While flu activity remains lower in the Baton Rouge area, no single city has been identified as having the highest level of activity.
The Louisiana Department of Health says several parishes are reporting elevated rates of flu-like symptoms. Those include East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Lafayette and St. Tammany parishes…