LA HR278

LSU School of Health Sciences is requested to conduct studies identifying associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes, including high-risk areas, health disparities, and surveillance gaps

Louisiana has only one peer-reviewed study on reproductive outcomes and environmental hazards, compared to seventy related studies in Texas

Studies should address gaps in environmental monitoring near industrial and agricultural areas, and expand health surveillance in emergency rooms, urgent care facilities, OB-GYN clinics, nurseries, daycares, and primary schools

Written report with findings and recommendations due by July 1, 2026 to House and Senate health and welfare committees and the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children

Resolution cites need for precautionary approach given women and unborn children's sensitivity to chemical toxicants and cumulative effects of chemical mixture exposures