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12-24-25 Kurtel Anthony Gallien Public Information Officer Joe Anderson with the Opelousas PoliceDepartment comes to…

JURY SELECTION HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR: JUDGE CRAVINS ON 1/6/26 JUDGE GARCILLE ON 1/6/26 JUDGE…

Press Release: January 5, 2026 Maintenance Issues In Parish Jail Result In Injured Inmate Sheriff…

{SECOND MEETING} ADMINISTRATIVE/T'INANCE COMMITTEEWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 20266 O'CLOCK PM oLD CITY MARKET, 131 W. BELLEVUE…

{FIRST MEETING}PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEEWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 20266 O'CLOCK PM oLD CITY MARI(ET, 131 W. BELLEVUE…

OPD Says City Was Safe BOBBY ARDOIN St. Landry Now.com Editor Was it firearms or fireworks? Or…

 Parish Had Stories in 2025 Staff Reports As usual St. Landry Parish did not escape…

Area Students Receive Scholarships BOBBY ARDOIN St. Landry Now.com Editor Four Opelousas-area students received educational financial assistance…

12-24-25 Kurtel Anthony Gallien Public Information Officer Joe Anderson with the Opelousas PoliceDepartment comes to…

PRESS RELEASEDecember 30, 2025 Marlon J. Thomas, B/M, age 47, 141 Thompson Street, Opelousas, LA.,…

CHARLES CRAVINS 1/6/26-CIVIL LAURA GARCILLE  1/6/26-CIVIL LAURA GARCILLE  1/7/26-CIVIL-CANCELLED D. JASON MECHE  1/13/26-PETIT GREGORY DOUCET …

2025 ST. LANDRY NOW.com All-Parish Football Team (Nominated by parish coaches) FIRST TEAM Offense WR:…

PRESS RELEASEDecember 24 - 29, 2025 Anthony Brian Whitfield, B/M, age 54, 311-A E. Main…

Opelousas Museum Opens Interactive “Where We Live: Opelousas Neighborhoods” Gallery Exhibit The Opelousas Museum, located…

ABOUT USDESTINATIONSBLOGJanuary 2026Opelousas Mardi Gras BallJanuary 24Meet King Imperial and Queen Lily in the Zydeco…

BOBBY ARDOIN St. Landry Now.com Editor An outside food bank in downtown Opelousas that includes refrigeration and…

12-24-25 Kurtel Anthony Gallien Public Information Officer Joe Anderson with the Opelousas PoliceDepartment comes to…

The presents were wrapped and all through the Med Express parking lot Marvin Richard and…

Last year, coincidentally on this very day, I alerted local public safety and civic leaders…

Close to 1000 senior citizens joined Rep. Dustin Miller and Opelousas General Health System for…

PRESS RELEASEDecember 20 - 22, 2025 Jonas J. Chevis, B/M, age 28, 109 Irene Street,…

Class 1A All-State Offense WR Eli Bullock, Montgomery, 5-6, 130, So. WR Kenric Johnson, Riverside,…

OHS, JSCLA Parish Champs BOBBY ARDOIN St. Landry Now.com Editor The J.S. Clark girls made a statement…

OPD Provides Update and Extends Condolences Following Market & Church Street Shooting Opelousas, LA —…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OPD Provides Update and Extends Condolences Following Market & Church Street Shooting…

A proud grandfather let me know that his grandson was recently on nationwide television. The…

2025 Football SeasonDistrict 5-1ACOACH OF THE YEAR: Byron Porter - WCA-OOVERALL MVP: Kyle Horde -…

Press Release: December 19, 2025 ACTING QUICKLY ON INFORMATION, 3 RD FUGITIVE CAPTURED CAPTURED:Keith Anthony…

PRESS RELEASEDecember 19, 2025 Markel Mallet, B/M, age 20, 163 Sawmill Drive, Port Barre, LA.,…

When Elbert Guillory's daughter Imani was just a child she thought it was better to…

Bonjour, La Table Française des Opelousas meets this month on Wednesday, December 31, 2025,from 8:30-9:30 a.m.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OPD Provides Update on Two Separate Shooting Investigations Opelousas, LA — Investigators with…

Press Release: December 18, 2025 A REMINDER TO DRIVERS OF NEW ROAD RULES NOW IN…

John Guillory, pictured with St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard, receives his free Christmas turkey…

PRESS RELEASEDecember 18, 2025 Jessica Henderson, B/F, age 41, 135 Harris Lane, Opelousas, LA., 70570,…

Press Release: December 17, 2025 ARRESTED:Benjamin Philip Baquet, 30 years old124 Walters LaneKountze, TX 77625CHARGES:2…

There was Frosty the Snowman, Snoopy and a walking Christmas Tree that followed Santa and…

Held Wednesday at Evangline Downs Event Center and hosted by Gerald Greene and Rachael Fruge-Jones

New Mural of Clifton and Cleveland Chenier Unveiled in Rubboard Capitol Sunset, Louisiana is known…

PRESS RELEASEDecember 17, 2025 Kevin Paul Edwards, Jr., B/M, age 31, 107 Jennifer Street, Eunice,…