Louisiana has recorded 17 flea-borne typhus cases since 2025 — all hospitalized, two fatal — and most are concentrated in the Acadiana and Lafayette area.
Louisiana is seeing a sharp increase in cases of flea-borne typhus, a rare bacterial illness that has hospitalized multiple people and has been linked to two deaths since the beginning of 2025.
A man's body was found near Rivault Memorial Park in Port Allen Friday morning. Port Allen Police responded to the 500 block of Oaks Avenue around 6 a.m. Investigation underway.