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    Get swabbed and save lives. For some patients battling blood/bone cancers or blood disorders, a stem cell or marrow transplant is their only option for treatment.

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  • Have Questions?Get Answers

    Find the answer to your question and other frequently asked questions about blood donation.

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  • Get Inspired to GiveAn hour of your time means a lifetime

    There are many people touched by your lifesaving donations. Check out our blog to read their stories and learn how you make a difference.

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  • Donor AccountCheck Your Health

    You can schedule your next blood donation and find health information, such as your blood type, cholesterol and blood pressure by logging into your donor account.

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  • SBB Program

    Learn more about LifeShare Blood Centers' variety of continuing education opportunities including the SBBT/TM.

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    Further Your Education in Blood Banking

    The SBBT/TM program provides comprehensive and in-depth training in all aspects of blood banking, blood collection, product manufacturing, immunohematology, specialized serology, molecular testing, transfusion medicine practice, quality systems, process control, education and research, leadership, and management. The SBBT/TM program is a 12-month course beginning in May.

  • Donor Account

    View your donation history, blood type, cholesterol results and other readings with each donation.

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    How to Log In

    If you have already set up an account, use your existing username and password.

    If this is your first time, you will need your DONOR ID found on the letter or email sent after your donation, or your Blood Unit Number written on the back of the materials you were given at the time of donation.

  • Host a Blood Drive

    Any company, community organization, place of worship or individual may host a blood drive.

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    Start Planning Today

    Did you know blood drives hosted by companies, places of worship and civic organizations supply roughly half of all blood donations across the U.S.?

    A LifeShare Donor Recruiter will work alongside you or your organization to plan a blood drive. For most blood drives, we can set up in available space at your location to collect donations, or a mobile donor coach can be brought on site.

Latest News

LifeShare Blood Center Has NOT Merged with Other Blood Centers

September 25, 2018 – LifeShare Blood Center has NOT merged with other blood center brands across the nation.  A misleading statement appeared in a September 24, 2018 news article announcing ten donation centers, including LifeShare, had merged with blood center brands across the nation to be known under the name Vitalant. The blood center that is part of the merger is LifeShare Community Blood Services in Ohio not your local LifeShare Blood Center. Read More...

CRITICALLY LOW BLOOD SUPPLY

August 10, 2018 – The local blood supply has reached a critically low level with only enough to last 1.6 days. Anyone able to donate is encouraged to go to a blood donation center or drive. Anyone who has considered giving is encouraged to go to a blood donation center or drive and be screened. It only takes about 15 minutes to find out if you are eligible to give. Multiple trauma patients have strained the O- blood supply. O- blood type is the universal red blood cell that can be transfused into any patient, regardless of blood type. O- red cells must be use for trauma situations and other emergencies. However, all blood types are needed. Read More...

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Lindsey Davidson

My name is Lindsey Davidson. I’m 15 years old and I live in Montgomery, Louisiana. Around September 8, 2017, my doctor noticed some extreme bruising on my legs and decided to run some blood test. After getting a CBC ran, they noticed that my white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets were all very low. I was referred to the hematology/oncology center at The Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Read More...

Amie and Her Family Find the Good in Cancer

One year ago (May 2016) on a family vacation to celebrate my 5 year old's birthday, life changed for our family. It was on the first day of that trip I noticed a large nodule on my chest that had not been there before and truly seemed to "come out of the blue." Thinking and hoping it was a swollen gland, we finished our trip and I went to see my doctor once we returned home. After some observation, I had a mammogram which then ushered me into the office of a very skilled breast surgeon. Upon initial ultra-sound, my doctor was certain – but two biopsies and a MRI later she knew that I had breast cancer. I had a ping-pong ball sized tumor on one side (ironically, despite the size, the position of it had kept it hidden until now and that is why it had not shown up in self-exams or doctor exams) and they would later determine there were several smaller tumors on the other side.  Read More...

Buckie's Bunch Needs Blood

On February 9, 2017, Dad (Lonnie "Buckie" Nugent Jr.), was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma. Burkitt’s Lymphoma is a form of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in which cancer starts in B-Cells. Recognized as the fastest growing human tumor, Burkitt’s Lymphoma is associated with impaired immunity and is rapidly fatal if left untreated. Thankfully, Buckie’s Burkitt’s Lymphoma was discovered soon enough to be treated. Read More...

          LifeShare Blood Center, established in Shreveport, La. in 1942, regularly supplies blood components and related services to more than 100 medical facilities and hospitals throughout Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas. LifeShare is a member of America’s Blood Centers and the American Rare Donor Program, is licensed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, and accredited by AABB. LifeShare Blood Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community blood bank governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees.