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  • Police: Elderly woman found covered in flies, blood & feces after caretaker abandons her for days

    November 2, 2020 11:39 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A home health nurse called 911 when her patient was found covered in flies and feces after being left unattended for several days. Authorities responded to the call in the 2600 block of Main St. on Oct. 27 to find a 96-year-old woman crying, wincing, and... more »
  • Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys host mobile blood drive in BR

    July 16, 2020 8:40 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys is asking the community to come out and donate blood. Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys has partnered with Vitalant, one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit community blood service, to host a blood drive on Thursday, July 16. The blood drive... more »
  • OLOL 'encouraged' by convalescent plasma treatment; looking for more donors Play Video

    May 18, 2020 9:56 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Weeks after announcing it would participate in a convalescent plasma program , Our Lady of the Lake has treated more than a dozen patients. The program, led by the Mayo Clinic, is in its early stages, but doctors are already starting to notice positive signs. ... more »
  • LSU Health Shreveport first in La. to test plasma treatment for coronavirus

    April 4, 2020 11:39 PM

    SHREVEPORT - Officials say a critically ill COVID-19 patient at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Academic Medical Center is being treated with the first convalescent plasma therapy in Louisiana. A spokesperson for the health center said the plasma being used was donated at LifeShare Blood Center just hours before the... more »
  • BRPD to hold blood drive for officer injured in I-12 crash Play Video

    April 20, 2017 12:57 PM

    BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Police Department will hold a blood drive for an officer who was injured in a crash on I-12 . BRPD officer Rickey Faust was responding to an alarm call last month and was driving his unit on I-12 east between the Millerville and... more »
  • Blood center urges for more donors due to low supply

    January 12, 2017 5:41 PM

    BATON ROUGE – LifeShare Blood Centers are urging for more individuals to donate blood as the blood supply in the city remains low. According to the blood center, the supply remains at a two-day level. "Right now, we are in a situation where if more people in our... more »
  • Blood donations needed for Labor Day holiday

    August 31, 2016 5:43 PM

    BATON ROUGE - United Blood Services says over 400 pints of blood were lost during the historic flooding across south Louisiana. The organization is asking residents to consider giving blood during the Labor Day holiday. “During the Labor Day holiday, people will be more active and unfortunately, accidents... more »
  • FDA now asking blood banks to screen for Zika virus

    August 27, 2016 12:34 PM

    WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is now asking for all blood banks in the U.S. to begin screening for the Zika virus. While blood donation testing was initially only required in areas with active Zika transmission, the FDA is now asking for all U.S. states... more »
  • St. George Fire Department hosts blood drive for officers Play Video

    July 20, 2016 5:52 PM

    BATON ROUGE – The St. George Fire Department hosted a blood drive on Wednesday in honor of the officers involved in Sunday's shooting. Robert Rainwater, of the St. George Fire Department, said that the department tries to pull together to help in any way when situations like what happened on... more »

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