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Department of Health confirms first rabies case in Louisiana dog since 2014
Posted 2:39 PM 9/11/2026 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed rabies in a dog in Acadiana on Friday, making it the first confirmed case in a Louisiana dog since 2014.
While rabies in dogs is rare, the virus is most commonly found in wildlife, specifically within bats and skunks. Other (More)