U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy convened a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing Thursday in Metairie, Louisiana, to discuss gaps in mental health care for Louisiana veterans, from long wait times and rural isolation to provider shortages and the stigma that keeps many from seeking help. Mental health challenges are prominent among veterans, with approximately one-third of all VA users having at least one mental health visit in a given year. But the situation for Louisiana's 262,000 veterans