A crossmatch is performed prior to administration of blood or blood products (e.g. packed red blood cells). The purpose of the crossmatch is to detect the presence of antibodies in the recipient against the red blood cells of the donor. These antibodies attach to the red blood cells of the donor after transfusion.
Waggaman, Louisiana. Waggaman is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Waggaman is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the New OrleansâMetairieâKenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,304 at the 2010 census.
Mardi Gras in Shreveport and Bossier City. Shreveport-Bossier is home to some of Louisianaâs largest parading Mardi Gras organizations, known locally as âkrewesâ. These krewes produce a busy calendar of parties, parades and other events each Carnival season.