Dr. Fredro Knight has been appointed medical director for St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District 4, which operates in the Mandeville area.
The Times-Picayune reports he will oversee all aspects of the districts emergency medical services.
Knight currently is emergency department director at the Louisiana Heart Hospital in Lacombe and the LSU Bogalusa Medical Center.
He also is medical director for St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District 1 in Slidell.