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Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 28 00:29 Disturbance reported in the 100 block of Crestview Apartments.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. March 27 Jennifer Cormier, 36, 7400 block of Eunice Iota Highway, Eunice.

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.

News notes

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.