Gray Army Foundation News Today

After losing her son to cardiac arrest, one Livingston Parish mom is working to make life-saving devices more accessible throughout the parish.

BATON ROUGE - This week is CPR and AED awareness week, and a new bill would teach student athletes and their parents about sudden cardiac arrest prior to sports play.

Activities have wound down for the year at the El Dorado-Union County Recreation Complex and when the busy season ramps back up next spring, it will be the first full season with newly installed life-saving devices at the Champagnolle Road facility.

Grays Army Foundation is a non-profit organization based out of Denham Springs, Louisiana, that aims to educate its community on the dangers of sudden cardiac arrests.

Plans are progressing toward an effort to install automatic external defibrillators at the recreation complex on Champagnolle Road.

BATON ROUGE - Everyone can help play a role in emergency situations, and knowing the proper techniques is crucial in saving someones life.

Permanent stations for automatic external defibrillators could be installed by mid-June at the El Dorado-Union County Recreation Complex.

Automatic external defibrillator stations could be set up within two weeks at the El Dorado-Union County Recreation Complex.

The United Way of Union County has awarded ten local organizations a total of $5,000 in Community Impact Mini Grants, according to executive director Alexis Alexander.

BATON ROUGE - Theres a new push to give people the life-saving skills and tools they need, especially in the wake of serious injuries like Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlins collapse during a Sunday night football against the Cincinnati Bengals.