Medical professionals share risks associated with summer heat and humidity

BATON ROUGE – For the first time this year, Louisiana’s Department of Health has recorded that someone died because of a heat-related issue.

The health department released few details to protect the victim’s privacy, other than to say the victim was a man over the age of 65, in region 4 around Lafayette.

Last year, Louisiana reported 31 heat-related deaths statewide…

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