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• WANTED: Burglary suspects who took more than $2K worth of prescription drugs

  September 17, 2021 1:32 PM

  Morgan City Police need your help identifying the suspects of a business burglary. It happened the morning of September 4th, in the area of Victor II Blvd. Police say the suspects stole prescription narcotics worth more than $2,500. They were seen in what is... more »

• LSU scientists partner with Canadian-based lab to produce COVID-19 treatment Play Video

  August 12, 2021 9:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A new treatment to help reduce COVID-19 symptoms is being developed in our own backyard. LSU's DeepDrug team and Canadian-based Skymount Medical teamed up in April 2020 to begin testing a new drug through artificial intelligence. The group started their test on 80 mice, which showed... more »

• EBR Parish joins legal fight against opioids Play Video

  January 23, 2018 7:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Parish is joining the fight against opioid manufacturing and wholesale distributors. A lawsuit was filed Tuesday claiming the companies pushed false information about how addictive the deadly drug can be. "Monday, we had a mother who overdosed and she had a child in... more »

• Plaquemine Police Department to hold event for prescription drug disposal

  April 24, 2017 11:55 AM

  PLAQUEMINE – The Plaquemine Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration is hosting an event for residents to bring in their expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs. The event will be held on Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Residents can bring their pills for... more »

• Louisiana State Police accepting prescription drugs for disposal

  October 21, 2016 12:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana State Police will be accepting prescription drugs on Saturday for proper disposal and to combat drug abuse. State Police along with the Drug Enforcement Administration will hold a National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, which aims to provide a convenient and responsible way of disposing... more »

• Federal help for uninsured residents needing prescriptions

  August 24, 2016 1:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Federal health officials announced Wednesday that the Emergency Prescription Assistance Program has been activated for the areas affected by last week’s historic flooding. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the program pays for prescription medications for anyone without health insurance who was... more »

• Drop-off old, unwanted prescriptions at newly installed disposal boxes Play Video

  February 10, 2016 6:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Secure boxes have been installed at area police and sheriff headquarters in an effort to curb prescription drug abuse. "T here is a misconception that just because it's prescribed by a doctor, that makes it safe," Kandyce Cowart, the manager of federal investigations at Blue Cross/Blue... more »

• Suspended doctor accused of continuing prescriptions

  January 12, 2016 1:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police and federal drug authorities arrested a Baton Rouge doctor on charges he continued to prescribe drugs to people after he was suspended from dispensing narcotics. Baton Rouge Police said Dr. Randy Lamartiniere, 57, was arrested by members of the Tactical Diversion Squad - Group 29,... more »