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  • Local pharmacies closing next week

    August 12, 2023 2:47 PM

    ASCENSION PARISH - Four local pharmacies are winding down business and will close in the middle of next week. Lagniappe Pharmacy is notifying customers of the closures of two locations in Gonzales, one in Prairieville and one in Baton Rouge. In a notice, operators said prescriptions would automatically... more »
  • La. lawsuit over insulin prices moved to federal court

    April 20, 2023 8:03 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A lawsuit pitting Louisiana against major manufacturers of insulin is headed to federal court. The case -- filed in March at the state level by Attorney General Jeff Landry -- will now be heard in US District Court in Baton Rouge. It focuses on what... more »
  • Zachary pharmacies close; federal probe found 'reckless' dispensing of drugs

    January 3, 2023 7:29 PM

    ZACHARY - Two Zachary pharmacies closed their doors permanently this week, ending a presence in that city that dates to 1968. A social media post by Medical Pharmacy, Inc. – on Christmas Eve – directed customers to Central Pharmacy, on Sullivan road in Baton Rouge, where their prescriptions would... more »
  • Mobile pharmacy opens in St. James Parish

    September 7, 2021 7:36 AM

    GRAMERCY- Just over a week after Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana, St. James Parish is working hard to recover and over 7,000 area utility customers are awaiting power restoration. At this time, access to important retailers, such as pharmacies may be limited. In response to this need, a mobile... more »
  • Weeds at pharmacy chain growing out of control, residents tired of the mess Play Video

    July 9, 2021 5:57 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Some people are fed up with the lawns and flowerbeds at some area locations of a pharmacy chain. They say the weeds have been growing for years. Kelly Elkins is a business owner near the CVS location at Sherwood Forest and Coursey Blvd. in Baton Rouge.... more »
  • Walmart teams up with Baton Rouge city-parish leaders to increase vaccine access in underserved communities Play Video

    February 25, 2021 7:11 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The race to the COVID-19 vaccine is over for many in the U.S., and Walmart is one of the newest locations offering the shot. Susan Wasserman is grateful to have received her first dose Thursday morning at a nearby Walmart. "I'm just excited to get... more »
  • More pharmacies, all parishes included in next COVID vaccine distribution Play Video

    January 6, 2021 10:29 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana is expecting more than 18,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be sent to pharmacies and clinics next week, primarily to be given to people 70 and older. The second round of distribution will include vaccination sites in all 64 of the state's parishes. The... more »
  • Pharmacies inundated with calls Monday after LDH releases list of vaccine locations Play Video

    January 4, 2021 6:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Following the Louisiana Department of Health's publication of pharmacies and clinics receiving the COVID vaccine Monday , some qualifying locations say they spent the majority of the day fielding phone calls. Dr. John Dry of Dry's Pharmacy in Zachary says he found out he would be... more »
  • Pharmacies flooded with calls as state announces next phase of vaccine distribution

    December 31, 2020 10:26 PM

    ZACHARY - Dry's Pharmacy will be one of the 100 pharmacies across the state to begin vaccinating additional healthcare workers and those 70 years and older, as part of Phase 1b, starting next week. "I received a call Wednesday from the Louisiana Department of Health and was informed that... more »
  • Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis patients experience issues finding hydroxychloroquine refills Play Video

    April 7, 2020 3:55 PM

    BATON ROUGE - This week, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced the state has secured more pharmaceutical drugs like Hydroxychloroquine needed in the fight against the coronavirus. Plaquenil is the brand name for Hydroxychloroquine and some people who have been taking the drug for years say they're having trouble refilling... more »
  • Police: Pharmacy employee in Thibodaux arrested for stealing medicine

    April 17, 2017 5:53 PM

    THIBODAUX – A woman was arrested after police say she stole medicine from the pharmacy she was an employee of in Thibodaux. The Thibodaux Police Department arrested 20-year-old Cammie Michelle Seago for theft of goods and distribution of oxycodone. On Thursday, April 13 around 12:30 p.m. Seago used... more »
  • Broome to cut ribbon at local pharmacy's second location

    January 27, 2017 12:54 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Mayor Sharon Weston-Broome will attend a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of a local pharmacy's second location. The pharmacy, Affordable Pharmacy, will open its second location at 1707 Gardere Lane (Suite F) on Saturday, Jan. 28 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mayor Broome... more »
  • Denham Springs Rite Aid opens temporary pharmacy to serve patients following flood

    September 2, 2016 10:18 AM

    DENHAM SPRINGS – Rite Aid announced the opening of a temporary pharmacy inside one of its Denham Springs stores to serve the pharmacy needs of patients who have been affected by the recent historic flooding. The temporary pharmacy will operate out of the Rite Aid store located at 2308... more »
  • Nurse arrested for forging prescriptions

    April 25, 2016 11:51 AM

    THIBODAUX -Police reported the arrest of a Houma woman employed as a nurse for forging prescriptions. 49-year- old Vickie Ezell was arrested for unlawfully prescribing, distributing, dispensing or assisting in illegally obtaining of CDS. On Mar. 11, a pharmacy in Houma notified a Thibodaux-based doctor that suspicious prescriptions were being... more »
  • BRPD look to ID man behind pharmacy armed robbery

    September 17, 2015 12:09 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Detectives are looking to identify a man accused of robbing a Baton Rouge pharmacy Wednesday evening. Baton Rouge Police say the suspect entered the Rite Aid, located at 7570 Jefferson Hwy, at around 4:45 p.m. and demanded money from the register while armed with a firearm.... more »
  • Pharmacy burglaries likely linked

    September 1, 2015 10:44 PM

    GONZALES - Deputies are looking for the person who was able to steal $20,000 from a pharmacy Friday morning. Details of the heist were released Monday evening and investigators are trying to determine if the same person is also responsible for an attempted burglary at another pharmacy in the... more »
  • Caught on video: sledgehammer break-in Play Video

    September 26, 2013 10:24 PM

    GROSSE TETE - A group of men are on the run after they used a sledgehammer and crowbar to bust into a pharmacy. "We know there's at least three maybe four people involved in this case, and we think that's the kind of information that you could help us... more »
  • Investigators searching for clues in recovered car

    January 23, 2013 12:47 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police said they are still investigating a car they believe was used in a pharmacy robbery which turned into a hostage standoff and deadly police shooting this week. Col. Richey Johnson said authorities sent the car believed to have been the getaway vehicle in Monday night's... more »

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