As part of the United States Work Progress Administration started by President Franklin Roosevelt uring…
Carola HartleyFebruary 7, 2022
In 1906, a group of cotton planters who were tired of traveling to Opelousas to…
Carola HartleyFebruary 5, 2022
Job seekers arrived at the Yambilee Building early Thursday in hopes of finding employment at…
Freddie HerpinFebruary 3, 2022
The featured photograph above shows the Petetin Store in Grand Coteau, photographed by Lester Jones…
Carola HartleyFebruary 2, 2022
A little over a year ago Tommy Lafleur loaned me two photo albums to look…
Carola HartleyJanuary 31, 2022
Popcorn is good but if you really want a tastyt treat try a sample of…
Freddie HerpinJanuary 29, 2022
In 1896 Fred Sandoz opened his general merchandise store on the corner of West Landry…
Carola HartleyJanuary 28, 2022
As in other towns, newspapers were an important part of life and the economy in…
Carola HartleyJanuary 25, 2022
Despite near freezing temperatures about 75 pro life supporters met at Our Lady Queen of…
Freddie HerpinJanuary 22, 2022
For centuries the chain of lakes in St. Landry Parish around the Opelousas area flowed…
Carola HartleyJanuary 22, 2022
The history of education in Washington is similar to the education history in neighboring Opelousas…
Carola HartleyJanuary 20, 2022
Monthly meeting of the St. Landry Parish Government held Wednesday at the Old City Market.
Freddie HerpinJanuary 19, 2022
Main Street in downtown Opelousas has always been a vital part of the commercial districts…
Carola HartleyJanuary 17, 2022
Although the Academy of the Immaculate Conception, called AIC, began as an all girl’s school,…
Carola HartleyJanuary 13, 2022
I had the pleasure of sampling a grilled chicken salad at Wednesday's Opelousas Kiwanis Club…
Freddie HerpinJanuary 12, 2022
Recently we published a photograph of the Jewish Temple in Opelousas during its early days.…
Carola HartleyJanuary 12, 2022
A little more Opelousas history: As more Jewish immigrants came into the Opelousas area, the…
Carola HartleyJanuary 7, 2022
Images from Tuesday's soft opening of the Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center.
Freddie HerpinDecember 28, 2021
Donna and John Miller get assistance from their daughter, Kadie, as they program a new…
Freddie HerpinDecember 26, 2021
This is a photo of STLTAN reporter Bobby Ardoin from New Orleans in 1952 before…
Freddie HerpinDecember 23, 2021
Photo Gallery from the Chief Martin McLendon and Rep. Dustin Miller Turkey and Toy Giveaway…
Freddie HerpinDecember 22, 2021
Alderman at Large Marvin Richard got a headstart on Christmas when he and his assistants…
Freddie HerpinDecember 22, 2021
A solemn occasion combined with a moment of surprise joyfulness as memorial Christmas wreaths were…
Bobby ArdoinDecember 17, 2021
Wreaths Across America Ceremony with wreaths presented to Gold Star Families.
Freddie HerpinDecember 17, 2021
George Baillio (1892-1976), the son of Judge George K. Baillio and Mary Elizabeth Schmit, shown…
Carola HartleyDecember 17, 2021
Monthly meeting of the St. Landry Parish Government held Wednesday night at the Old City…
Freddie HerpinDecember 15, 2021
Loretta Richard, Acadian Special Volunteers representative, accepts a check in the amount of $1200 from…
Freddie HerpinDecember 15, 2021
Sixteen years ago, when Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana, I was away from the state, living…
Carola HartleyDecember 14, 2021
Rebecca is a long time resident of Opelousas and St. Landry Parish with ties to…
Freddie HerpinDecember 14, 2021
Anyone coming into Opelousas at the east entrance on Highway 190 will notice the Myrtle…
Carola HartleyDecember 14, 2021
After seeing the book is about an eleven year boy who goes on a road…
Carola HartleyDecember 12, 2021
The town of Washington kicked off the Christmas season Saturday with a day long schedule…
Freddie HerpinDecember 11, 2021
Elbert Guillory decided 31 years ago that it was also best to donate at Christmas…
Bobby ArdoinDecember 11, 2021
1986 was a historic year in Opelousas. In November the city election was held with…
Carola HartleyDecember 11, 2021
Larry Cox constructing a new porch on the Andrepont Building at Le Vieux Village.
Freddie HerpinDecember 10, 2021
