A Louisiana-based health system is expanding its home health and hospice operations. Bossier City-based Allegiance Healthcare is opening and/or acquiring five new locations — three hospice providers and two home health providers, reports the Bossier Press. Allegiance, through its parent Allegiance Health Management, will operate Allegiance Hospice and Palliative Care of North West Louisiana in Haughton, Allegiance Hospice and Palliative Care of South Central Louisiana in Eunice, Allegiance Hospice and Palliative Care of West Central Louisiana in Leesville, Allegiance Home Health of East Louisiana in Jonesville, and Allegiance Home Health of South Louisiana, the newspaper says.