St. Landry Parish School Board member Anthony Standberry presents Delores Standberry scholarships to Seth Lewis…
Bobby ArdoinJune 3, 2022
For the granddaughter of a U.S. Army private killed 77 years ago in Belgium, Memorial…
Bobby ArdoinMay 29, 2022
During the 1870s to the 1890s, the old livery barn, facing Landry Street but located…
Carola HartleyMay 25, 2022
At the East entrance to Opelousas sits a historic treasure known as Le Vieux Village…
Carola HartleyMay 23, 2022
The Governor's Mansion once stood on the corner of Grolee and Liberty streets in Opelousas.…
Carola HartleyMay 23, 2022
The Boscoe Hotel operated on Bellevue Street in downtown Opelousas from 1932 to about 1940.
Carola HartleyMay 21, 2022
U.S. Army Pvt. Hillary Soileau was buried with graveside honors 79 years following his military…
Bobby ArdoinMay 21, 2022
Historic residential Opelousas is getting more than a passing glance from investors and contractors who…
Bobby ArdoinMay 19, 2022
CAROLA LILLIE HARTLEYPublisher and Contributing Writer Dezauche - Chauvin - Womack Home on North Lombard…
Carola HartleyMay 19, 2022
U.S. Army Private Hillary Soileau returned to St. Landry Parish for the first time in…
Bobby ArdoinMay 17, 2022
A brick facade and entrance portico are all that remained Tuesday of a 65-year Opelousas…
Bobby ArdoinMay 17, 2022
Xavier University basketball signee and Class 1A Girls' Most Valuable Basketball Player Ya'Jaia Goudeau holds…
Freddie HerpinMay 16, 2022
How often do you hear this question asked in Opelousas – What is a historic…
Carola HartleyMay 13, 2022
Featured Photograph: The City Hotel in downtown Opelousas was thoroughly modern with bathtubs and other…
Carola HartleyMay 13, 2022
St. Landry Parish Properties Listed on the National Register of Historic Places through the National…
Carola HartleyMay 11, 2022
The Washington State Bank is one of the oldest banks in St. Landry Parish. organized…
Carola HartleyMay 10, 2022
A derby weekend crowd was treated to a skillful ride by jockey Deshawn Parker aboard…
Carola HartleyMay 7, 2022
Immediately following the Courthouse fire, on Wednesday, March 24, 1886, the St. Landry Parish Police…
Carola HartleyMay 5, 2022
When. Kenneth Thibodeaux returned home from Viet Nam he and his fellow vets did not…
Freddie HerpinMay 4, 2022
The Court Street entrance to the Waldorf Hotel is shown in this c.1940s photograph. T
Carola HartleyMay 3, 2022
A St. Landry Parish treasure and one of Louisiana’s historic places, the town of Washington,…
Carola HartleyMay 2, 2022
Established in 1973 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, as National Preservation Week, in 2005 that…
Carola HartleyMay 1, 2022
The town of Arnaudville is celebrating their annual Crawfish Festival this week-end and naturally the…
Freddie HerpinApril 30, 2022
South City Park in Opelousas was abuzz with activity Saturday morning as Opelousas General Health…
Freddie HerpinApril 30, 2022
This photograph, taken in the early 1880s, shows the St. Landry Parish Courthouse, constructed in…
Carola HartleyApril 30, 2022
Opelousas native Joan DeJean who has authored 12 books covering aspects of French social and…
Bobby ArdoinApril 29, 2022
This photo from the past give us a glimpse of Landry Street in downtown Opelousas…
Carola HartleyApril 27, 2022
Guest speaker Chef Randy David gave a cupcake decorating demonstration during the Opelousas Noon Rotary…
AdminApril 27, 2022
Maureen Little was on hand at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Opelousas Museum and…
Carola HartleyApril 26, 2022
After five years of planning and raising the necessary funds, the new Lacombe Hotel, shown…
Carola HartleyApril 26, 2022
Sports became an activity for schools in the area after baseball, football and basketball came…
Carola HartleyApril 25, 2022
The Opelousas Courier and the St. Landry Democrat, two rival Opelousas newspapers, came together in…
Carola HartleyApril 22, 2022
Anthony “Tony” Chachere (1905-1995), pharmacist, award-winning insurance salesman, business owner, and popular chef during his…
Carola HartleyApril 20, 2022
As early as 1847 on the southwest corner of Landry and Main streets (known as…
Carola HartleyApril 19, 2022
