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Counterfeit $100 bills are circulating

The Eunice City Marshal’s Office is warning area businesses to be award of counterfeit currency. During a traffic stop this week, deputies with the Eunice City Marshal’s Office confiscated seven counterfeit $100 bills.

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Free food for seniors at Farmers’ Market Coupons are available for low-income senior citizens to get free food. The coupons may be used to buy fresh produce at the Eunice Farmers’ Market.

Acadian Medical Center helping area emerge from pandemic

A drive-through COVID-19 vaccination effort is planned at Acadian Medical Center on April 9 and it’s another chapter in the hospital’s yearlong response to the pandemic. Kevin Frank, CEO, spoke Wednesday to the Eunice Rotary Club about the importance of a community hospital, including its response to COVID-19.

Service project

From left, Bella Manuel, of Eunice, and Juliette Cheramie, of Lafayette, clean a fence at the Academy of the Sacred Heart on Thursday as part of their “Service Day.” Studentsperformed service projects at the school on Thursday. (Submitted photo)

Pandemic touched many lives

BATON ROUGE – Researchers in the Public Policy Research Lab, or PPRL, at LSU Manship School of Mass Communication’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs have released the second of five reports of the 2021 Louisiana Survey. Findings reflect mixed evaluations of government response to the pandemic and a third of adult residents refuse the vaccine.

Easter messages from 3 pastors

A year ago at Easter the pews were empty as congregations coped with a COVID-19 stay-at-home order. This Easter is being greeted with Gov.

Clarice Roy Quirk

Clarice Roy Quirk passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at the age of 99. A Graveside Service was held on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 1 p.m. at St. Louis Cemetery for immediate family.

John Elvey Gradney Sr.

John “Elvey” Gradney, Sr. passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at the age of 73.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
April 1
Tracy Collins, 50, 100 block of Carson Street, Ville Platte. Bench warrant (3 counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.