Covid-19

COVID crushed police stats

There probably isn’t too may bright spots to be noted for the COVID-19 year, but Eunice Police statistics show the virus put a damper on arrests and traffic cases.

See who gets the COVID vaccine next

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to pharmacies statewide in limited supply beginning Monday to be administered to people 70 and older and additional health care workers.

St. Landry, Acadia bars OK’d to open

St. Landry and Acadia parish bars were cleared to reopen after the Louisiana Department of Health reported COVID-19 positivity rates of less than 5% for the last two weeks.

$300 jobless pay ends

The federal program meant to help workers who lost wages due to the COVID-19 pandemic and response has ended. The White House authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency to spend up to $44 billion to add $300 per week to the unemployment benefits of qualified workers.

LOGA: State’s oil producers shuttering at alarming rate

The economic consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the oil glut generated by the Saudis and Russians, and the lack of storage are being felt at a much quicker pace than previously projected, gravely threatening Louisiana’s energy sector, a Louisiana Oil & Gas Association news release stated.

Job stats best of the year?

Recently released employment numbers may be the best for the year given COVID-19 layoffs and the downturn in the oil and gas industry. In releasing the job numbers Friday, the Louisiana Workforce Commission stated the February not seasonal employment data did not reflect any COVID-19 impacts.

No problem with curfew, chief says

The 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. St. Landry Parish curfew is not causing any issues, according to Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot. “There are still people moving about, but we can’t stop everybody,” he said. The curfew does allow people to travel through the city and people going to work.

2 positive coronavirus tests in St. Landry Parish

A news conference announced the first person in St. Landry Parish had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. That was Thursday morning. By the afternoon a second person in the parish had tested positive for the virus.

Eunice City Hall offices closing, but staff available by phone

Beginning Wednesday, the following City of Eunice buildings were 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. 13).