Louisiana

Telehealth in Louisiana: Weight Loss, Hormones, and More

Among Louisiana's 6 most populous counties, adult obesity runs from 34.4% in Orleans Parish to 42.2% in Caddo Parish. Provider-reviewed online care for adults in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport and across Louisiana, with medication shipped to your door.

Start your evaluation See programs & prices

Photo: New Orleans Skyline Interstate 10 Light Trail Dusk by Amine Abassir, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Programs available in Louisiana

Testosterone therapy is not currently offered in this state. The first review is online.

Compounded medications are not FDA-approved. The FDA does not verify the safety, effectiveness, or quality of compounded drugs before they are marketed. Compounded medications are prepared for individual patients based on a licensed provider's prescription.

Prescription required; a licensed provider decides whether treatment is appropriate. Starting prices vary by dose and plan. Images are representative. FSA/HSA accepted.

Louisiana's biggest counties, by the numbers

Health varies a lot inside a state. Here are the 6 most populous counties in Louisiana and how common several conditions are among adults in each, from CDC PLACES.

County	Population	Obesity	Diabetes	No leisure-time activity	No insurance (18–64)
East Baton Rouge Parish	448,467	35.3%	13.9%	24.6%	7.6%
Jefferson Parish	421,777	41.6%	16.2%	30.3%	10.0%
Orleans Parish	364,136	34.4%	16.2%	26.8%	8.3%
St. Tammany Parish	275,583	37.4%	13.3%	26.0%	6.9%
Lafayette Parish	249,750	34.5%	13.0%	24.4%	7.9%
Caddo Parish	226,386	42.2%	17.2%	33.2%	8.9%

Share of adults. CDC model-based estimates. Source: PLACES: County Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2025 release (BRFSS 2023/2022). Highest in red, lowest in teal.

Adult obesity is highest in Caddo Parish (42.2%) and lowest in Orleans Parish (34.4%) among the six biggest.
Adult diabetes is highest in Caddo Parish (17.2%) and lowest in Lafayette Parish (13.0%) among the six biggest.
No leisure-time physical activity is highest in Caddo Parish (33.2%) and lowest in Lafayette Parish (24.4%) among the six biggest.
Lack of health insurance (ages 18–64) is highest in Jefferson Parish (10.0%) and lowest in St. Tammany Parish (6.9%) among the six biggest.

Louisiana next to its neighbors

Louisiana against the states that border it, using America's Health Rankings state estimates. A lower number is more favorable.

State	Adult obesity	Adult diabetes	Physical inactivity	Uninsured population
Louisiana	39.2%	15.4%	27.6%	7.7%
Arkansas	38.9%	15.3%	28.5%	9.4%
Mississippi	40.4%	15.2%	30.6%	9.7%
Texas	35.6%	13.5%	25.1%	16.7%

Life expectancy in Louisiana is 73.8 years (48th of 51 in the CDC's state life tables), against Arkansas 73.9, Mississippi 72.6, Texas 77.1 for its neighbors.

Louisiana's adult obesity rate was 34.9% in 2014 and is 39.2% in 2024: up 4.3 percentage points.
Louisiana's adult diabetes rate was 11.3% in 2014 and is 15.4% in 2024: up 4.1 percentage points.
Louisiana's physical inactivity rate was 29.5% in 2014 and is 27.6% in 2024: down 1.9 percentage points.

About care in Louisiana

Care in Louisiana is delivered online to adults in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport and the smaller towns in between, with medication shipped to your Louisiana address. Louisiana sits in the West South Central region and borders Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas.

Testosterone therapy, a controlled substance, is not currently offered in Louisiana. Testosterone therapy is currently offered in 2 of those 3 neighboring states (Mississippi and Texas). The first weight-loss review in Louisiana is online.

Weight loss: Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide for eligible adults 18–74. In Louisiana, the first review is online; a live video visit is optional.
Testosterone therapy: Not currently offered in Louisiana. Testosterone is a controlled substance and is available in only some states.

Some treatments we offer — including testosterone therapy and select peptides — are classified as controlled substances under federal law, which means additional prescribing safeguards apply no matter where you live. Your provider follows these requirements as part of every evaluation, in Louisiana and everywhere else we're licensed.

Louisiana questions

Can I get weight loss medication online in Louisiana?

Yes, for eligible adults. A licensed provider reviews your intake online before anything is prescribed.

Is testosterone therapy available in Louisiana?

What does public health data say about weight and diabetes in Louisiana?

Do I need health insurance to use Prolong Health in Louisiana?

Which of Louisiana's biggest counties has the highest adult obesity?

Start your evaluation See all programs and prices

Also serving nearby states

Arkansas · Oklahoma · Texas · All states

Sources

State figures retrieved 2026-10-05. These describe populations, not individual patients.

Telehealth in Louisiana: Weight Loss, Hormones, and More

Programs available in Louisiana

Semaglutide Injection

Tirzepatide Injection

Oral GLP-1

Hormone Therapy