Local NewsBreaking NewsCommunitySt Landry Parish Parish Government Seeks State Police Help With Monument Vandalism Investigation St.Landry Parish government is seeking assistance from the Louisiana State Police in identifying an individual…Bobby ArdoinJanuary 3, 2023
SportsCommunity St. Landry Now Athlete of the Week St. Landry Now Athletes of the Week presented by Tikey's T'sBobby ArdoinDecember 28, 2022
SportsCommunityFootball 2022 ST. LANDRY NOW ALL PARISH FOOTBALL TEAM 2022 ST. LANDRY NOW ALL PARISH FOOTBALL TEAMBobby ArdoinDecember 28, 2022
Local NewsBreaking NewsCommunityPolice News Police Investigating Henry Street Drive-By Shooting Opelousas police officers are still investigating a Dec. 26 drive-by shooting that occurred at a…Bobby ArdoinDecember 28, 2022
Parish CouncilLocal NewsCommunity Parish Council Member Requests Animal Control Investigations By Sheriff, DA A St. Landry Parish Council member is asking for Sheriff Bobby Guidroz and District Attorney…Bobby ArdoinDecember 27, 2022
Local NewsCommunity ST. LANDRY NOW TOP 10 STORIES 2022 With the end of 2022 approaching, the St. Landry Now staff is looking back on…Bobby ArdoinDecember 26, 2022
SportsCommunityFootballULL Cajuns Make Too Many Second Half Blunders In Bowl Game The Louisiana offense turned colder than the frigid temperatures during the second half at the…Bobby ArdoinDecember 24, 2022
Local NewsCommunityOpelousas City Council Opelousas Aldermen Scheduled To Consider Food Truck Ordinance A mobile food vendor ordinance will be under consideration when the Opelousas Board of Aldermen…Bobby ArdoinDecember 21, 2022
CommunityPolice News OPD Promotes Three Female Officers To Lieutenant Status The Opelousas Police Department announced a series of personnel decisions last week during the monthly…Bobby ArdoinDecember 20, 2022
CommunityFootballULLSports Cajuns Have More Time, Concerns For Bowl Game There have been several areas of concern for Louisiana head football coach Michael Desormeaux as…Bobby ArdoinDecember 20, 2022
Local NewsSportsCommunityBasketballJ. S. Clark J.S. Clark Girls Win Title, Look To The Future They play fast with a youthful enthusiasm and energy that has already helped capture 13…Bobby ArdoinDecember 19, 2022
CommunityJobsLocal NewsBusiness News Where Will The New St. Landry Solar Project Locate? NextEra Resource officials said last week that they plan to locate a 2.500-acre solar farm…Bobby ArdoinDecember 19, 2022
Seasonal InformationCommunity Parish Veterans Families Remembered With Wreaths Presentations Christmas wreaths were presented to Gold Star family members and St. Landry Parish municipalities as…Bobby ArdoinDecember 17, 2022
Local NewsCommunityOpelousas City Council City Firefighters Want Pay Increases Opelousas firefighters are again asking elected city officials to provide enough revenue for annual pay…Bobby ArdoinDecember 16, 2022
BasketballSportsCommunity J.S. Clark Girls Highlight Start of Parish Basketball Tournament The J.S. Clark Leadership Academy basketball team might be young, but the Bulldogs are definitely…Bobby ArdoinDecember 14, 2022
Local NewsCommunityOpelousas City Council What’s Being Proposed For Downtown Opelousas? The Opelousas downtown retail district could look different by the end of 2023 as several…Bobby ArdoinDecember 14, 2022
CultureBusiness NewsCommunityCulinary Tony Chachere’s Foods Opens Country Store Customers began filling their Holiday Season shopping bags Tuesday during a celebrated opening for Tony…Bobby ArdoinDecember 13, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Things Won’t Look Much Different For City Administration There will be virtually no change in the Opelousas city administration beginning in January when…Bobby ArdoinDecember 11, 2022
CultureLocal NewsCommunity Artists Use Creativity To Impact Lives Although they both have fulltime occupations, two emerging Opelousas-area artists say entering their respective worlds…Bobby ArdoinDecember 9, 2022
CommunityBusiness News Iggy Castille Provides Donation The inspiration that Opelousas businessman Iggy Castille often experiences as he views the St. Landry…Bobby ArdoinDecember 9, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Louisiana Governor Visits Church Rebuilt After Arson Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards noted Thursday that the recent reopening of the Mount Pleasant…Bobby ArdoinDecember 9, 2022
Photo Galleries Opelousas Museum Art Show Photo Gallery of some of the artwork displayed at the Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center…Bobby ArdoinDecember 7, 2022
Local News Love Truck Stop Groundreaking Fresh soil flew off the shovels of several St. Landry Parish economic and elected officials…Bobby ArdoinDecember 6, 2022
Police NewsLocal News Ina Claire Shootings Opelousas police investigators are continuing to pursue leads, possible suspects and motives in connection with…Bobby ArdoinDecember 4, 2022
SportsPort Barre High School Port Barre Standout Signs At Arkansas-Pine Bluff Melani Francis has first hand knowledge of how to assist in rebuilding a softball program.…Bobby ArdoinDecember 2, 2022
SportsCommunityFootballULL Cajuns Qualify For Postseason Bowl Game The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football team brushed regular season adversity aside and entered the postseason…Bobby ArdoinNovember 28, 2022
Opelousas CatholicFootballSportsCommunity OCS Season Derails During Turnover Cascade It appeared Opelousas Catholic had a brief chance in the third quarter Friday night to…Bobby ArdoinNovember 28, 2022
CultureHistoryCommunity Preservationists Seek Help For Prudhomme Home Repairs The Preservationists of St. Landry Inc., are seeking ways to fund several critical projects that…Bobby ArdoinNovember 25, 2022
Local NewsSportsCommunity Donald Gardner Stadium Might Soon Look Differently Plans are apparently moving forward to convert Donald Gardner Stadium into a multi-sport complex, according…Bobby ArdoinNovember 25, 2022
Local NewsCommunitySchool Board Superintendent Scheduled To Get Graded By Board Members St. Landry Parish Superintendent Patrick Jenkins is scheduled to undergo an annual job performance evaluation…Bobby ArdoinNovember 25, 2022
SportsOpelousas Catholic Opelousas Catholic Navigates The Playoffs On The Road Photograph by Mike Curley BOBBY ARDOINEditor and Contributing Writer Continued playoff advancement for the Opelousas…Bobby ArdoinNovember 22, 2022
Arrest ReportsPolice News Lt. Governor Candidate Elbert Guillory Arrested Opelousas attorney Elbert Guillory, who earlier this year announced his campaign for Louisiana lieutenant governor,…Bobby ArdoinNovember 22, 2022
CulinaryEvents & ActivitiesCultureCommunity McAlister’s Officially Opens In Opelousas Customers began lining up outside shortly before the doors officially opened Thursday morning at the…Bobby ArdoinNovember 19, 2022
SportsOpelousas High SchoolLocal News Opelousas High Falls To Lakeshore By Late Scoring Drive It’s difficult to beat two opponents in the same game. Opelousas High however discovered that…Bobby ArdoinNovember 19, 2022
SportsOpelousas Catholic Vikings Focus on Stopping Central Catholic Running Back The defensive improvement Opelousas Catholic has shown over the past eight weeks will be tested…Bobby ArdoinNovember 16, 2022
Local NewsSportsOpelousas High School Opelousas Uses Bye Week to Prepare for Playoffs Playoff advancement often requires talent and luck.The Opelousas High football team is also glad for…Bobby ArdoinNovember 16, 2022
Local NewsSchool Board St. Landry School District Developing Mental Health Awareness Program The St. Landry Parish School District has begun taking steps that address classroom stress and…Bobby ArdoinNovember 16, 2022
Local NewsHistorySchool BoardHistoric Preservation Rosenwald School Dedication The total refurbishing of a 102-year-old nationally-recognized Rosenwald School has been completed and celebrated with…Bobby ArdoinNovember 14, 2022
PeopleSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunityHistory 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…Bobby ArdoinNovember 11, 2022
SportsCommunityULL Westminster Volleyball Player Signs with the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Inking with the Ragin’ Cajuns at the onset of the signing period are setter Maddi Fritz (La…Bobby ArdoinNovember 10, 2022