NEW ROADS — The community can help Robert Williams, a Pointe Coupee Parish deputy who was injured Monday while on duty, by donating blood to help him with his medical expenses. 

The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that there will be a blood drive at Pointe Coupee General Hospital to help Williams with his medical bills after he was hit by a car while directing traffic on U.S. 190 in Livonia.

The blood drive is Friday in the front parking lot of the hospital from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.