Driver Rams New Year’s Revelers in New Orleans, Killing 10
A vehicle raced into a crowd of New Orleans revelers early on New Year’s Day, killing 10 people and injuring 35 others.
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Desoto Parish EMS Becomes Second Ground Service in Louisiana to Carry Blood
COVID-19 put this blood program on hold for nearly three years, but always remained a top priority for the agency.
Bird Flu: Louisiana Patient Is First Severe Case and CA Declares Emergency
Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and California's governor declared a state of emergency…
New LA EMS Station Will Create Disaster Supply Hub, Improve Response Times
Construction on a new $2.6 million EMS facility in East Baton Rouge is well underway and promises to reduce emergency response times and improve disaster…
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Ambulance Coming to New Orleans
A company in New Orleans is building an ambulance equipped with a hyperbaric chamber.
Violent Holiday Weekend in New Orleans Leaves Three Dead, Eight Injured in Shootings
Four people were wounded in a shooting at the edge of the French Quarter early Sunday morning, roughly 6 hours after another person was wounded…
Two Killed, 10 Wounded in Shootings Near New Orleans Parade Route
Two people were killed and 10 others were wounded in two separate shootings along a New Orleans parade route.
New Orleans EMS Ambulance Stolen with Crew, Patient Inside
A woman was arrested after stealing an ambulance while the medics and a patient were in the back of the rig, police said.
Four Suffer Inhalation Burns at Baton Rouge (LA) Plant
Four people were injured and two are in critical condition from inhalation burns at the Formosa Plastics plant.
New Program Training New Orleans (LA) Police for Medical Emergencies is Saving Lives
Officers are graduating from a new emergency medical responder program aimed at saving lives.
Acadian Ambulance CEO Richard E. Zuschlag Passes Away
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said Louisiana "will sorely miss" Richard E. Zuschlag.
Three Students, One Acadian Ambulance Employee Suffer Minor Injuries After School Bus Crash
Three students sustained minor injuries when an ambulance collided with a West Baton Rouge Parish Schools bus.