Region 4 COVID-19 vaccination events set for coming weeks
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A health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to be administered at a vaccination center set up in Fiumicino, near Rome s international airport, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. AstraZeneca is of the three vaccines authorized by the European Medicines Agency for use in the 27-nation bloc, the other two are Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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As of 9 a.m. Monday, the Iberia Parish Sheriff s phone lines are down. If you need help, call 911.
The sheriff also reports these road closures Monday morning:
All overpasses on Hwy 90
DOTD will be salting the Delcambre bridge and then closing it
The bridge just east of Lee Station Rd and Hwy 14 is completely iced
Emile Verret near Hwy 86 is starting to slip
Darnall Rd and the side roads in Lydia are completely iced
Hwy 675 near Valery Rd there are patches of ice the bridge near Patoutville and S College is freezing over
Belle Place Olivier has ice on the roadway
Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center announces COVID testing sites
Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center
Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center drive thru testing dates January 29 through February 8, 2021
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Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center and several of its Acadiana area satellite sites are hosting upcoming free COVID testing events.
The dates for the drive-thru testing sites are below:
January 26, 2021 â Abbeville Community Health Center (1009 Charity St., Abbeville, LA) 9:00 am â 1:00 pm
January 29, 2021 â St. Martin Parish Community Health Center (317 Dernier St, St. Martinville, LA) 9:00 am â 1:00 pm
February 1, 2021 â Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center (806 Jefferson Terrace Blvd, New Iberia, LA) 10:00 am â 2:00 pm
U.S. Representative Clay Higgins, who represents most of Acadiana in Congress, has announced federal funds that are being made available for dredging and waterway projects, as well as community health centers across the region.
First, over $600,000.00 is being made available in supplemental funding for three 3rd District community health centers as part of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Health Center Cluster Program.
Teche Action Board will receive $132,480.
SWLA Center for Health Services will receive $199,500.
Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center will receive $271,680.
“Louisiana’s community health centers are critical providers of primary care services in our rural and underserved areas, said Rep. Higgins in a press release. These investments help our local health centers perform and enable them to continue providing quality care for our communities.”