https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/louisiana-notches-a-sickle-cell-firstContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/louisiana-notches-a-sickle-cell-firsthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/louisiana-notches-a-sickle-cell-first#u24323Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:27:00 +0000Daniel Cressy, a 23-year-old from the New Orleans area, is the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease. He achieved this through FDA-approved gene therapy. Cressy rang a bell at Manning Family Children's Hospital on June 22 to mark the milestone.What's confirmed:Daniel Cressy is 23 years old.Daniel Cressy is the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy.Cressy rang a bell at Manning Family Children's Hospital on June 22.The patient is from the metro New Orleans area.Still unconfirmed:Cressy was pre