Firefighters respond to two-alarm house fire in Central wafb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wafb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mayor announces plan to help inmates in parish prison receive proper healthcare services
1 month 3 days 15 hours ago
Thursday, March 04 2021
Mar 4, 2021
March 04, 2021 2:17 PM
March 04, 2021
in
News
Source: WBRZ Staff
Share:
BATON ROUGE - The City-Parish will announce a Request for Proposal (RFP) on Friday so inmates at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison can receive on-site primary healthcare services.
The City-Parish plans to provide good quality healthcare services to inmates including medical, dental, mental health, and related support services.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome created a task force to help create the RFP.
Mayor Broome stated on Thursday that, “All inmates are valuable individuals who are worthy of dignity and respect. It is incumbent upon us to ensure they have access to the services they need while in custody.”
EBR EMS paramedics receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine EMS paramedic Michael Castello (left) receives his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, administered by paramedic Angela Beckes (right), at the East Baton Rouge Parish EMS headquarters on Harding Boulevard in Baton Rouge, La., on Feb. 2, 2021. (Source: East Baton Rouge Parish EMS) By Nick Gremillion | February 2, 2021 at 5:15 PM CST - Updated February 2 at 5:42 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Paramedics with the East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Medical Services (EMS) received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Paramedics and other first responders are currently eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Louisiana.