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EBRSO hosting blood drive Friday

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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is holding a blood drive in honor of the fallen and wounded deputies from St. John Parish.

The bloodmobile will be parked outside the Sheriff's Office on St. Louis St. on Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Walk-ins are welcome, but to speed up the donation process, register online by clicking here and entering the sponsor code "EBRSO".

If you plan to donate, eat well the night before and the morning of the donation and drink plenty of fluids before and after.

Donating blood takes about half an hour and consists of a health screening questionnaire, the donation and refreshment time.

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