Events & ActivitiesCommunity Fireworks Dramatically End Three-Day BBQ Fest The night time sky exploded with the vibrancy of colors and sound Sunday as three…Bobby ArdoinJuly 4, 2022
CommunitySports Nowhere to Run: School Officials Discuss Outdoor Track Improvement St. Landry Parish school officials have begun discussions they hope will solve at least one…Bobby ArdoinJuly 2, 2022
Local NewsEvents & ActivitiesCommunityParish Council Parish Government Starts July 4 Weekend Celebration Friday Night St. Landry Parish president Jessie Bellard thinks it's time for parish residents to re-engage in…Bobby ArdoinJune 29, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Leger Was An Officer Holder Armed With A Smile Those who recall their social and political relationships with Dallas Leger say the longtime St.…Bobby ArdoinJune 29, 2022
Local NewsSchool Board Sheriff Says Better Social Media Monitoring Will Help School Safety Parental monitoring of social media posting by their children would help decrease the chances for…Bobby ArdoinJune 28, 2022
SportsCommunity Parish Coaches Select Boys All-Parish High School Soccer Teams Parish Coaches Select All-Parish High School Soccer Teams.Bobby ArdoinJune 27, 2022
SportsCommunity Parish Coaches Select All-Parish Girls’ High School Soccer Teams 2021-22 St. Landry All-Parish Girls Team - Selected by St. Landry Parish soccer coaches.Bobby ArdoinJune 27, 2022
CommunityCultureEvents & ActivitiesCulture Large Crowd Celebrates Clifton Chenier Day The 97th Clifton Chenier birthday party was saluted eclectically Saturday afternoon, with nearly two hours of…Bobby ArdoinJune 26, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Women’s Shelter Proposed in the Opelousas Vicinity Discussions have begun between St. Landry Parish elected officials and a proposed funding provider who…Bobby ArdoinJune 25, 2022
SportsCommunity Opelousas’ Duhon Among Those Honored at Sports Hall of Fame Thursday afternoon’s opening news conference for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame induction weekend was…Bobby ArdoinJune 24, 2022
CommunityPolice News Opelousas Police Obtain Surveillance Cameras for Gunshots A new set of eyes – 22 of them – are being installed around strategic…Bobby ArdoinJune 22, 2022
SportsBreaking NewsCommunity LSUE’s Willis Named to Head JUCO Baseball Coaches Association LSU Eunice baseball head coach Jeff Willis has been elected to serve as the president…Bobby ArdoinJune 21, 2022
CommunitySchool BoardLocal News St. Landry Early Childhood Network Needs Total Involvement The varieties of St. Landry Parish early learning programs are expanding and their proficiency increases…Bobby ArdoinJune 20, 2022
Community Newly-Appointed Coroner Quickly Investigates First Homicide It didn't take long for the St. Landry Parish Coroner's Office team under newly appointed…Bobby ArdoinJune 18, 2022
CultureEvents & ActivitiesCommunity State Poet Laureate Touts Young Parish PoetsP There's no reason to believe that St. Landry Parish can't produce a colony of talented…Bobby ArdoinJune 18, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Attorneys Gather to Retire Judicial Election Debt Attorneys representing firms from St. Landry and adjoining parishes convened in Opelousas Thursday night for…Bobby ArdoinJune 17, 2022
Parish CouncilLocal NewsCommunity Confederate Monument Leaving Courthouse for New Parish Home After spending 102 years at its current St. Landry Parish Courthouse location, the Confederate Monument…Bobby ArdoinJune 16, 2022
SportsCommunity Port Barre’s Davis Chosen All-State, Athlete of the Week Alyssa Davis made the most of her first season starting as an outfielder for the…Bobby ArdoinJune 14, 2022
SportsCommunity LSUE Hires New Women’s Soccer Coach LSU Eunice has hired Brock Ogami as the second head coach of the women’s soccer…Bobby ArdoinJune 14, 2022
Business NewsCommunitySchool Board St. Landry Homestead Becomes School Board Fiscal Agent St. Landry Homestead Bank and Savings Bank will become the fiscal agent for the St.…Bobby ArdoinJune 13, 2022
PeopleSportsPeople & PlacesCommunity Duhon Rides Into Hall of Fame Doing What He Always Enjoyed Whenever the inevitable conflict appeared about which sport he should continue to play, Steve Duhon…Bobby ArdoinJune 13, 2022
SponsorsOGHSLocal NewsCommunity Mayors, Officials Apprised of St. Landry Health A St. Landry Parish health report was introduced to municipal and parish elected officials on…Bobby ArdoinJune 10, 2022
CommunityPhoto GalleriesSponsorsOGHS Mayors, Officials Apprised of St. Landry Health Photo Gallery Mayor and OGH officials at meeting in Opelousas on Wednesday to discuss St. Landry Health.Bobby ArdoinJune 10, 2022
Breaking NewsCommunitySports Devery Henderson Selected for Saints Hall of Fame Devery Henderson, perhaps the fastest football athlete to ever play at Opelousas High, is scheduled…Bobby ArdoinJune 10, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Opelousas Woman Set to Provide Her Mother’s Cold Case Story on National Television Donna Wyble is unsure what emotions will appear or whether she can control them as…Bobby ArdoinJune 8, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Hundreds View Saints’ Relics in Opelousas 155 relics that once belonged or came in contact with Saints such as John the…Bobby ArdoinJune 7, 2022
Sports LSUE Players Named All-Americans The postseason award haul continues for the LSU Eunice softball duo of Chloe Bennett and…Bobby ArdoinJune 6, 2022
Sports St. Landry Bred Horse Continues Winning A six-year-old St. Landry Parish-bred thoroughbred with a penchant for come-from-behind wins, dazzled spectators that…Bobby ArdoinJune 6, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Opelousas Community Again Addresses Gun Violence Orange balloons released and floating lazily into a Friday evening sky will do little to…Bobby ArdoinJune 4, 2022
Local NewsPeopleCommunitySchool Board School Board Member Continues Scholarship Fund St. Landry Parish School Board member Anthony Standberry presents Delores Standberry scholarships to Seth Lewis…Bobby ArdoinJune 3, 2022
Parish CouncilLocal NewsCommunity Council Will Select New Registrar of Voters Cheryl Milburn, who became the current Registrar of Voters in 2014, told Council members on…Bobby ArdoinJune 2, 2022
SportsCommunity Milburn Scheduled for June 6 Hall of Fame Induction Rodney Milburn, the Opelousas-born hurdler and Olympic gold medalist who never lost a championship collegiate…Bobby ArdoinJune 1, 2022
SportsCommunity St. Landry Bank Opens Season With A Shutout After a first-year head coaching audition with an inexperienced team, St. Landry Bank Indians head…Bobby ArdoinJune 1, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Residents Drop Off 12.5 Tons of Hazardous Waste at Annual Collection The St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Commission-sponsored household hazardous waste collection event in Opelousas and…Bobby ArdoinMay 31, 2022
Local NewsSeasonal InformationCommunity Memorial Day Ceremonies Honor St. Landry War Dead Bells rang ominously Monday for St. Landry soldiers from more than a century of combat,…Bobby ArdoinMay 31, 2022
Local NewsCommunityPolice News St. Landry Sheriff Plans to Discuss Campus Security With School Officials St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz is concerned about school campus safety and he is…Bobby ArdoinMay 30, 2022
Sports Cajuns Win First Conference Baseball Title Since 2016 Louisiana rallies from five-runs down early, score twice in ninth to earn NCAA berthBobby ArdoinMay 30, 2022
PeopleFamily StoriesPeople & PlacesCommunity Granddaughter Wants to Bring Grandfather Back Home for Military Burial For the granddaughter of a U.S. Army private killed 77 years ago in Belgium, Memorial…Bobby ArdoinMay 29, 2022
CommunityLocal News Youth Activity and Mentoring Program Begins at Landmark Country Club As Opelousas Life Church pastor Kerney Thomas continues to refurbish a 74-year-old Opelousas Golf Course,…Bobby ArdoinMay 28, 2022
SportsCommunity OCS’ Little Named Parish Softball MVP OCS' Little Named Parish Softball MVPBobby ArdoinMay 26, 2022