Events & ActivitiesCommunity SARDI/USDA to hold a Community Stakeholders Informational Meeting on June 30 The Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Institute (SARDI), a satellite campus of the Southern University…Carola HartleyJune 29, 2022
HistoryCulinarySt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCultureCommunity A Place Called Toby’s One of the city’s historic landmarks was recently lost when a fire destroyed Toby’s, also…Carola HartleyJune 28, 2022
HistoryPeopleSportsSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunity Photo From The Past – Opelousas’ Famous 1912 Baseball Team Opelousas’ Famed 1912 Baseball Club: The featured photo from the past for today shown the…Carola HartleyJune 26, 2022
CommunityPeoplePeople & PlacesBreaking News Bobby Ardoin To Receive Louisiana Press Association Award St. Landry Now is pleased to announce that Bobby Ardoin, Editor and contributing writer, will…Carola HartleyJune 25, 2022
Breaking NewsPolice News Update on June 16th Eunice Double Homicide Lorraine M. Guillory, Age 36, of 240 Acadia St, Eunice, LA was arrested June 17,…Carola HartleyJune 21, 2022
Events & ActivitiesCommunity Haitians Visit Juneteenth A small group from Haiti attended the Juneteenth Celebration in Opelousas on Saturday. They were…Carola HartleyJune 19, 2022
People & PlacesHistoryPlacesSt Landry History Washington Had the First Cotonseed Oil Mill in the Parish William Schwing came to Washington from the New Iberia area in the early 1880s and…Carola HartleyJune 18, 2022
Community Rotary honors Farmers and Cattlemen Four individuals and their families who make a living on St. Landry Parish soil and…Carola HartleyJune 15, 2022
HistorySt Landry HistoryCommunityCulture Photos from the Past – Tri-Parish Fair in Eunice, LA The Tri-Parish Fair in Eunice was one of the top highlights of the year for…Carola HartleyJune 15, 2022
Louisiana HistoryCultureHistoryEvents & ActivitiesCommunity Juneteenth, the Newest Federal Holiday, and State Holiday, to be Celebrated Juneteenth National Independence Day falls on Sunday, June 19, 2022, this year. It is a…Carola HartleyJune 15, 2022
CulturePeopleEvents & ActivitiesCommunity Clifton Chenier Day is June 25 – Tribute Set for his Birthday The St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission will pay a tribute to Clifton Chenier on June…Carola HartleyJune 13, 2022
CulinaryPeoplePeople & PlacesCommunity Tony Chachere Day to be Celebrated in Louisiana Designated by the State of Louisiana, tomorrow, June 14, 2022, is the official Tony Chachere…Carola HartleyJune 13, 2022
Events & ActivitiesCommunity Rocking on the Runway to be held in Sunset A special event to benefit the St. Mary’s Residential Training School for Special Needs children…Carola HartleyJune 10, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesWomen in History Photo from the Past – Shopping in Washington, LA c.1908-1915 This photo from the past shows a group of young ladies enjoying themselves on Main…Carola HartleyJune 10, 2022
St Landry HistoryCommunityHistory Opelousas Gets Its First Bank Studying the history of Opelousas for so many years, I’ve discovered many firsts for the…Carola HartleyJune 9, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunity Opelousas Trivia – Cedar Crest Country Club and Golf Course. Did you know before there was a Cedar Lane Club, there was the Cedar Crest…Carola HartleyJune 8, 2022
Louisiana HistoryHistory Photo from the Past – Alexandria, LA – International Harvesting Farming Store c.1927 International Harvester Farming Store, located at 1111 Second Street in Alexandria, LA. - c.1927Carola HartleyJune 7, 2022
SportsCommunity Photo from the Past – J. S. Clark High School 1953 Football Team J. S. Clark was a school that excelled in many ways including sports. The school…Carola HartleyJune 6, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunity Photos from the Past – Daly Motors of Opelousas In 1922, Frank Truman Daly became the area salesman and associate dealer for the Dodge…Carola HartleyJune 5, 2022
CommunityHistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & Places Photo from the Past – Perrodin’s Hall – 1882-1892 Located on the corner of East Grolee and Main streets, the building in this photo…Carola HartleyJune 3, 2022
CultureHistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryCultureCommunity The Buildings and Other Attractions of Le Vieux Village Located on U. S. Highway 190 at the east entrance to the city, Le Vieux…Carola HartleyJune 2, 2022
HistorySt Landry HistoryCommunity Memorial Day – Not a Celebration but a Commemoration Memorial Day has a deep meaning that we all need to respect. What we now…Carola HartleyMay 28, 2022
HistorySt Landry HistoryCommunity Photo from the Past – Airbirds Come to Opelousas – 1912 Many Opelousas citizens got to see an airplane for the first time in 1912 when…Carola HartleyMay 26, 2022
People & PlacesHistoryPlacesSt Landry History Photo from the Past – Sam Perkins Livery Barn on Landry Street During the 1870s to the 1890s, the old livery barn, facing Landry Street but located…Carola HartleyMay 25, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunity Le Vieux Village du Poste des Opelousas – A Historic Treasure At the East entrance to Opelousas sits a historic treasure known as Le Vieux Village…Carola HartleyMay 23, 2022
People & PlacesHistoryPlacesSt Landry History Photo from the Past – Governor’s Mansion in 1972 The Governor's Mansion once stood on the corner of Grolee and Liberty streets in Opelousas.…Carola HartleyMay 23, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & Places Photo from the Past – Boscoe Hotel on Bellevue Street The Boscoe Hotel operated on Bellevue Street in downtown Opelousas from 1932 to about 1940.Carola HartleyMay 21, 2022
People & PlacesCultureHistoryCulinaryPlacesSt Landry History Photo from the Past – Interior of Toby’s Little Lodge – 1977 Interior of Toby's Little Lodge in 1977.Carola HartleyMay 20, 2022
PlacesSt Landry History Photo from the Past – Dezauche – Chauvin – Womack Home early 1900s CAROLA LILLIE HARTLEYPublisher and Contributing Writer Dezauche - Chauvin - Womack Home on North Lombard…Carola HartleyMay 19, 2022
CommunityHistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesBreaking News Who Burned Down the St. Landry Parish Courthouse in 1886? Is This Mystery Finally Solved? A 136 year old cold case may now be solved. The mystery of who set…Carola HartleyMay 16, 2022
HistorySt Landry HistoryWomen in History David Sweatt and Family, Traveling in Wagon Pulled from Texas to Louisiana, Stop in Opelousas for Baby’s Birth in 1938 73-year-old David Sweatt, a carpenter from Brownsville, Texas, with daughter walking at his side, is…Carola HartleyMay 15, 2022
People & PlacesHistoryPlaces What is a Historic District? How often do you hear this question asked in Opelousas – What is a historic…Carola HartleyMay 13, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & Places Photo From the Past – City Hotel on the Old Bloch Corner 1897-1907 Featured Photograph: The City Hotel in downtown Opelousas was thoroughly modern with bathtubs and other…Carola HartleyMay 13, 2022
PlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesHistory St. Landry Parish Properties on the National Register of Historic Places St. Landry Parish Properties Listed on the National Register of Historic Places through the National…Carola HartleyMay 11, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & Places Photo from the Past – Washington State Bank The Washington State Bank is one of the oldest banks in St. Landry Parish. organized…Carola HartleyMay 10, 2022
Family StoriesHistory Happy Mother’s Day – Remembering Momma Happy Mother’s Day! Today I want to share memories of my momma. She was a…Carola HartleyMay 8, 2022
PlacesPeople & PlacesCommunity WINNING ROMANCE CRUISES TO VICTORY IN THE $60,000 EVANGELINE DOWNS DISTAFF A derby weekend crowd was treated to a skillful ride by jockey Deshawn Parker aboard…Carola HartleyMay 7, 2022
Breaking NewsPolice NewsArrest Reports St. Landry Parish Arrest Report Arrest Report - St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.Carola HartleyMay 5, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & Places The 1886 St. Landry Parish Courthouse Fire Part 2 – The Fight to Rebuild the Courthouse Immediately following the Courthouse fire, on Wednesday, March 24, 1886, the St. Landry Parish Police…Carola HartleyMay 5, 2022