Local NewsParish Council Tourist Commission Remains Nearly Unchanged Following Vote With one exception, the St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission won’t look any different than it…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 19, 2022
Local NewsCulture Beef Cook-Off Starting off with a trailride through the countryside around Opelousas and ending at the St.…Freddie HerpinFebruary 19, 2022
Local News Broussard speaks to Parish Council about School Board Tax A St. Landry Parish NAACP representative told Parish Council members Wednesday night that if approved…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 18, 2022
Local News Black History Opelousas Museum Marie Marcel, left, talks with Mayor Julius Alsandor and other guests Thursday afternoon at the…Freddie HerpinFebruary 17, 2022
Local News Leadership St. Landry Infrastructure Day A group of St. Landry Parish and community leaders gathered together on February 17th at…Freddie HerpinFebruary 17, 2022
Police NewsLocal News Shooting near Melville results in one dead and one injured According to Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz, on 2/15/2022 at 7:28PM, the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's…Police NewsFebruary 16, 2022
Local NewsSchool Board St. Landry Parish School Board Town Hall meeting schedule AdminFebruary 15, 2022
Local News UL students held focus groups in Washington to highlight pros and cons for a tourism study Saturday, February 12, the city of Washington hosted a focus group to pinpoint the best…AdminFebruary 15, 2022
Local News Davis Family Jam Session The blues music that once filtered across the Davis family’s Leonville-area household on tube-type radios…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 14, 2022
Police NewsLocal News Body Found We are on the scene in the 100 block of Nicole Lane where a body…Police NewsFebruary 14, 2022
Local NewsCommunity City of Eunice announces Five Day Mardi Gras Festival in Downtown Eunice’s Historical District. Eunice’s largest community event of the year, The Cajun Mardi Gras Festival will include five…AdminFebruary 13, 2022
Local News Sunset’s Mardi Gras Parade Cancelled According to the Sunset Police Department Facebook page, Mardi Gras for 2022 has been cancelled.AdminFebruary 12, 2022
Local News Mardi Gras Queen’s Luncheon Queen Vera Jeremy Nagy visits with guests at the Mardi Gras Queen's Luncheon held Saturday.…Freddie HerpinFebruary 12, 2022
Local NewsParish Council Parish government state of the parish story The heavy equipment, new dump trucks and graders loaded onto dual axel trailers were parked…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 12, 2022
Local News Opelousas Imperial Mardi Gras Association to Honor ‘Healthcare Heroes’ as Grand Marshals for 2022 Mardi Gras Parade The Opelousas Imperial Mardi Gras Association (OIMGA) is pleased to announce Healthcare Heroes from throughout…AdminFebruary 11, 2022
Local NewsParish Council Mason-Guillory receives Presidential Award It wasn’t until she received a standing Delta Grand ovation that Pat Mason-Guillory, a longtime…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 11, 2022
Local News Dupre-Estilette Home Is Being Restored by a new owner An historic late 19th century Opelousas home that perhaps many thought was a candidate for…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 11, 2022
Local News Covid Testing Kits Mayor Julius Alsandor distributes a covid testing kit to Thomas Hebert Thursday morning on the…Freddie HerpinFebruary 10, 2022
Local News Museum Grand Opening Patrice Melnick, Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center director, cuts the ribbon officially announcing the grand…Freddie HerpinFebruary 10, 2022
Local News Aldermen agree to lift employee mileage restriction There may no longer be a mileage restriction for employees who work for the City…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 10, 2022
Local NewsSports Parish coaches select Super Bowl winners While national sports television has displayed an array of media experts discussing aspects of Sunday’s…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 10, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Museum Black History Program Patrice Melnick, right, Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center director, listens as historian Marie Marcel talks…Freddie HerpinFebruary 8, 2022
Local News Palm Trees Removed To Eliminate Courthouse Infestation he palm trees and the rats that once apparently enjoyed living in them have evidently…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 8, 2022
Local News Stall applications for 2022 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred season due by February 15 The 2022 Thoroughbred season at Evangeline Downs will begin on Wednesday, April 6. The meet…AdminFebruary 7, 2022
Local News Update: Burn Ban Lifted – St. Landry Parish New Release – Burn Ban Issued St. Landry Parish Government has issued a burn ban in the parish effective Monday, February…AdminFebruary 7, 2022
Local News Committee Listens to Complaints About Animal Cruelty, Parking Animal cruelty and the lack of handicapped parking around the courthouse in Opelousas were two…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 5, 2022
Local News St. Landry Public Charter Moving Campus, Seeking Employees The newly-opened St. Landry Parish Charter School is looking for three employees to add for…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 5, 2022
Local News Hope for Opelousas Donation The Hope for Opelousas community outreach organization recently received a sustaining $10,000 donation from Heritage…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 4, 2022
Local NewsSchool Board Special Recognition Awards at St. Landry Parish School Board meeting Special Recognition Awards at St. Landry Parish School Board meetingFreddie HerpinFebruary 4, 2022
Local NewsPeople Profile – Kia Williams Job seekers arrived at the Yambilee Building early Thursday in hopes of finding employment at…Freddie HerpinFebruary 3, 2022
Local NewsBusiness NewsCommunity New Publishing Company and Online Newspaper Formed in Opelousas What began as an idea for a blog, quickly turned into an online newspaper when…Carola HartleyFebruary 3, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Katie Hoffman’s house Katie Hoffmann probably never imagined that she and her family would ever live in a…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 2, 2022
Local NewsSports Four Opelousas High players sign football scholarships Even before they grabbed the pens Wednesday to sign their names on college football scholarships,…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 2, 2022
Local News Opelousas student cadet undergoes actual flight experience Those model airplanes Issac Jolivette once assembled as a youngster have become a pathway to…Bobby ArdoinJanuary 31, 2022
Local News Grand Jury indicts father for death of his 4 year-old daughter in Opelousas AdminJanuary 31, 2022
Local News Battle for the Paddle Paula Mills and Dr. Ty Hargroder, cooking for the LHC Group, prepare to sample a…Freddie HerpinJanuary 29, 2022
Local News Registration opens for École Saint-Landry, French immersion in Sunset “We are so honored to work to provide St. Landry Parish parents this amazing educational…AdminJanuary 28, 2022
Local News How do you feel about Sean Payton leaving the New Orleans Saints? Man on the Street - asked people how they feel about Sean Payton leaving the…Bobby ArdoinJanuary 28, 2022
Local News OFD Smoke Detectors The Opelousas Fire Department is now installing smoke detectors free of charge to Opelousas residents…Freddie HerpinJanuary 26, 2022
Local News School Board school construction Time is getting shorter for St. Landry Parish school board members to decide how many…Bobby ArdoinJanuary 25, 2022