Runoff Election Nears
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Arrest Report – November 29, 2022
November 29, 2022 – St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department Arrest Report.
Cajuns Qualify For Postseason Bowl Game
The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football team brushed regular season adversity aside and entered the postseason bowl lottery Saturday with a convincing Sun Belt Conference victory.
ULL vs. Georgia South by Mike Curly
ULL vs. Georgia South photo gallery by Mike Curly Author Freddie Herpin Email Freddie View all posts
Congratulations to Kenneth Cochran, RN, DSc, FACHE, President & CEO, of Opelousas General Health System!
The Louisiana Hospital Association awarded Kenneth Cochran, President and CEO of Opelousas General Health System the coveted Golden Pelican President’s Award for his efforts in advancing the role of communications, marketing, and public relations.
Veterans Day Salute: Highly Decorated Opelousas Veteran Flew 50 Missions in World War II
Editor’s note: The following story about the World War II experiences of U.S. Army Air Corps Capt. and longtime Opelousas resident Wilfred L. Smith is being told through his own wartime photographs, several newspaper articles from 1943 and personal letters discovered about 12 years ago just before his military remembrances packed into garbage bags on an Opelousas street corner, were destined for the parish landfill.
Dr. Moise Lafleur – He gave his life to Science
On a grave in the small Pitre cemetery near Prairie Ronde in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana is a headstone with the inscription, “Dr. Moise Lafleur, who gave his life to science.”
Dr. Moise Lafleur – He gave his life to Science
On a grave in the small Pitre cemetery near Prairie Ronde in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana is a headstone with the inscription, “Dr. Moise Lafleur, who gave his life to science.”
Rosenwald School Dedication
The total refurbishing of a 102-year-old nationally-recognized Rosenwald School has been completed and celebrated with the intention of continuing to serve the educational needs of the Plaisance community. State and St. Landry Parish school officials gathered Saturday for a dedication ceremony at the school building which was constructed originally to provide early 20th-century education for Read More…
