Blood center employee stabbed at Red River Parish event

UPDATE: KTBS has received a press release from LifeShare about the incident on Thursday:

At LifeShare Blood Center, our mission is to provide the blood needed to support a healthy community.

Our priority is the well-being of our employees, who are receiving necessary care and support.

Our team members work daily to help others by collecting blood that hospitals need to support patient care.

We rely on people in our community to give their time, and we regret that an incident occurred in a place meant to help others.

We remain committed to our mission and to the communities we serve, and encourage everyone to continue donating blood.

Together, we can continue building a stronger community by showing our best through actions like donating blood.

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Original Article: COUSHATTA, La.