 For older people, falling and breaking a hip can be devastating. For easy ways to make home safer, visit orthoinfo.org slash falls. A message from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the Orthopedic Trauma Association. Louisiana has a free hearing aids program sponsored by the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf and coordinated by New Horizons Independent Living Center here in Senla. To qualify for a free hearing aid, you must be a resident of Louisiana at least 50 years of age or older.