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VFW & Acadia Fire Dist. host blood drive The VFW Post 8971 & the Acadia Parish Fire District 4 will have a blood drive from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at the post located at 3809 Hwy. 190, Eunice. The United Blood Services mobile will be on site. Coronavirus Blood Supply Drive Apr.

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Administrative Day cancelled The Eunice Rotary Club has cancelled its annual Administrative Professionals’ Day scheduled for the end of April. With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and much discussion and many weeks of planning the Rotary has decided to cancel the event.

2nd virus death reported in parish

A second death in St. Landry Parish was reported Friday by the Louisiana Department of Health. The first death in the parish was reported on Monday. The parish had 68 cases as of the noon Friday reported in the state coronavirus COVID-19 update. Wednesday’s parish count was 45 cases in St.

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Administrative Day cancelled The Eunice Rotary Club has cancelled its annual Administrative Professionals’ Day scheduled for the end of April. With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and much discussion and many weeks of planning the Rotary has decided to cancel the event.

Eunice mayor closes city parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot announced the closing of the city’s parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities effective today. The mayor’s order is in compliance with Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proclamation about staying at home.

Eunice had first positive COVID-19 test; death reported in St. Landry Parish

St. Landry Parish has its first reported death from the coronavirus COVID-19, St. Landry Parish has 15 tested cases for the virus and the first positive case is being reported at Eunice’s Acadian Medical Center.

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Blood drive planned at Church Point A blood drive is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Le Parc du Vieux Depot, 102 Church St., Church Point A LifeShare bus will be present. Due to social distancing mandates, donors are asked to schedule online a lifeshare.org.

Public closings, phone numbers, websites, emails

Eunice City Hall offices closing, but staff available by phone The following City of Eunice buildings are closed to the public: The Eunice City Hall at 300 South 2nd Street The Eunice Library at South 2nd Street and Park Avenue The Depot Museum and the CFMA Hall of Fame on C.C. Duson Street (La.

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Eunice Symphony Orchestra postponed The Eunice Symphony Orchestra, now in its 19th year, is gearing up for its concert, “Classics by Candlelight.” However with the conornavirus the orchestra made a decision to posposed the April concert to a later date. St.

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Eunice Symphony Orchestra postponed The Eunice Symphony Orchestra, now in its 19th year, is gearing up for its concert, “Classics by Candlelight.” However with the conornavirus the orchestra made a decision to posposed the April concert to a later date.