PlacesPeople & PlacesCommunity Opelousas Pregnancy Center Makes a Move n a newsletter early this month, the center's director released an announcement stating they were…Courtney JenningsOctober 29, 2023
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunityOpelousas History The Opelousas Hotel – G. Miller, Proprietor Over the years of its existence, Opelousas had several different hotels, some better known than…Carola HartleyAugust 23, 2023
PlacesPeople & PlacesCommunity EUNICE PUBLIC LIBRARY RECOGNIZED AS 68th PUBLIC LIBRARY IN LOUISIANA Louisiana has welcomed its newest library. The State Library of Louisiana formally recognized the Eunice…AdminAugust 9, 2023
PlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesBusiness NewsCommunityOpelousas HistoryLocal NewsHistory The Sorry State of Estates — Lacombe/New Drug Store Building See this latest article (a paid advertisement) on The Sorry State of Estates in Opelousas,…Guest ContributorAugust 8, 2023
Local NewsPlacesPeople & PlacesCommunity Java Square Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Grand Re-Opening Downtown Opelousas coffee shop, Java Square Cafe, re-opens with a new facelift following the first…Courtney JenningsJuly 7, 2023
Photo GalleriesPlacesPeople & PlacesCommunity Krotz Springs Fireworks on the River Each year the small town of Krotz Springs goes all out on an amazing family-fun…Courtney JenningsJuly 5, 2023
PlacesPeople & PlacesBusiness NewsCommunityOpinionLocal News The Sorry State of Estates — Dardeau Building Traveling through downtown Opelousas, one will surely notice the building on the corner of North…Guest ContributorJune 29, 2023
PlacesPeople & PlacesBusiness NewsCommunity Town of Melville Annual Water Quality Report – 2022 We are pleased to present to you the Annual Water Quality Report for the year…AdminJune 28, 2023
PlacesBusiness NewsCommunityOpelousas HistoryHistory A Look Back in Time – St. Landry Bank and Trust Company A tidbit of Opelousas history: Thanks to Shelly Fontenot with St. Landry Bank and Trust…AdminJune 24, 2023
Louisiana HistoryHistoryPlacesPeople & PlacesCommunity Notre Région — Leonville in St. Landry Parish, LA The water tower marks the Town of Leonville in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. (Story and…Freddie HerpinJune 20, 2023
People & PlacesCommunityLouisiana HistoryHistoryPlaces Photo from the Past – Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (SLII) Boy’s Dormitory – c. 1907 Today’s photo from the past is a view of the boy’s dormitory at the Southwest…Carola HartleyJune 16, 2023
Louisiana HistoryHistoryPeoplePlacesPeople & Places This Day in History – Marquis de Lafayette For those who love history, you’ll be interested in this about the Marquis de Lafayette,…Carola HartleyJune 14, 2023
PlacesPeople & Places Downtown Landmarks The Rexall Drugs sign and Lawyers Row both located in the downown section of Opelousas.Freddie HerpinJune 9, 2023
Louisiana HistoryHistoryPlacesPeople & PlacesCommunity Photo from the Past – Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (SLII) Girl’s Dormitory – c. 1907 Today’s photo from the past shows us the girl’s dormitory at the Southwest Louisiana Industrial…Carola HartleyJune 3, 2023
Business NewsCommunityPlacesPeople & Places Citizen Group Meets To Discuss Opelousas Downtown Revitalization for downtown Opelousas was discussed at length Sunday afternoon as a group of citizens…Bobby ArdoinMay 30, 2023
Local NewsPlacesCommunity CITY OF OPELOUSAS RECEIVES TRASH RECEPTACLES THROUGH KEEP LOUISANA BEAUTIFUL GRANT Melanie Lee-LeBouef, Opelousas tourism and Main Street Director, shows the new trash cans at Le…AdminMay 10, 2023
PlacesSeasonal InformationPeople & PlacesCommunityCultureLocal News Azaleas Decorate The Approach Of Opelousas Springtime It’s been often said that Opelousas appears most well-dressed and picturesque during the beginning of…Bobby ArdoinMarch 9, 2023
PlacesPeople & PlacesBusiness NewsCommunity Lafleur Made The Right Decision With Glass Company Richard Lafleur had experienced the situation before, but his solution 40 years ago required a…Bobby ArdoinFebruary 25, 2023
St Landry ParishLocal NewsPlacesCommunity New Courthouse Fire Escape Noticeably Arrives Entrances and streets around the St. Landry Parish Courthouse were spectacularly blocked for a lengthy…Bobby ArdoinJanuary 11, 2023
HistoryPlacesPeople & PlacesCommunity Photo from the Past – Unidentified Opelousas Home Undientified Opelousas home from the early 1900s. Anyone know what home this is?Carola HartleyDecember 12, 2022
St Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesHistoryPlaces Photo From The Past – Downtown Washington Early 1900s Driving through downtown Washington, LA a century ago.Carola HartleyNovember 2, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryCommunity Early Coffee at Ole Opelousas Market House Since the beginning of the Opelousas town market in early 1800s, there was always a…Carola HartleyOctober 18, 2022
People & PlacesBusiness NewsCommunityLocal NewsPlaces 2022 Historic District Preservation Awards Presented Each year the City of Opelousas honors property owners for special contributions and efforts in…AdminOctober 12, 2022
Louisiana HistoryCultureHistoryPlacesPeople & Places Louisiana Author Ruth Laney’s New Book Set to Be Released The book Cherie Quarters: The Place and the People That Inspired Ernest J. Gaines by…AdminOctober 9, 2022
CommunityLocal NewsPlacesPeople & PlacesBusiness News Expert Care, Locally Owned: Richard Medical Clinic Reopens in Familiar Location Richard Medical Clinic, at 507 N. Market St. In Opelousas will have its ribbon-cutting ceremony…AdminOctober 3, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunity Photo From The Past – The First Yambilee Building This rare photo from the past shows the first Yambilee office on Court Street in…Carola HartleyOctober 3, 2022
WildlifePlacesSportsCommunity Wildlife In St. Landry – Bobcat Bobcat in St. Landry Parish - by Wildlife Photographer Berchman SoileauGuest ContributorSeptember 29, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryCommunity The St. Landry Progress – The Donato Brothers, Emerson Bentley and the 1868 Opelousas Massacre After reviewing the materials I’ve collected over the last 40 plus years of researching the…Carola HartleySeptember 27, 2022
PlacesBreaking NewsCommunity Meet Wildlife Photographer Berchman Soileau St. Landry Now is proud to announce the start of a new feature. Berchman Soileau,…AdminSeptember 20, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryCommunity Photo from the Past: Christman Building This is a photograph from c. 1908-09 of the Christman Building on West Landry Street…Carola HartleySeptember 14, 2022
Business NewsCommunityPlacesPeople & Places Is St. Landry The Real Gateway To Acadiana? Is Lafayette guilty of geographic misdirection or does Bill Rodier have it right?Bobby ArdoinAugust 25, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunity Opelousas Business and Merchants Organizations – Over the Years Following the US Civil War, the merchants and businessmen of Opelousas started to discuss the…Carola HartleyAugust 18, 2022
People & PlacesCommunityHistoryPlacesSt Landry History The Opera Houses of Old Opelousas – Part Four. The Opera House That Never Was We know Opelousas had an opera house as early as the 1830s, with the first…Carola HartleyAugust 9, 2022
PlacesPeople & PlacesCommunity Ethel Park Dedication Previewed With Reception The Ethel Park project dedicated Saturday in the Town of Washington was celebrated in advance…Bobby ArdoinAugust 6, 2022
PlacesSt Landry HistoryCommunityHistory The Opera Houses of Old Opelousas – Part Three It was a magical time in Opelousas. A time when there were opera houses in…Carola HartleyAugust 3, 2022
Local NewsPlacesEvents & ActivitiesCommunity Opelousas Downtown Market – Saturday, July 30, 2022 Opelousas Downtown Market will again be opened for business this Saturday, July 30, 2022 from…Carola HartleyJuly 26, 2022
PlacesCommunity Construction Begins for Arnaudville Fire Department Building The construction of a new volunteer fire department building in Arnaudville scheduled for completion sometime…Bobby ArdoinJuly 25, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunity Opera Houses of Old Opelousas – Part Two The story of the Opelousas Opera Houses continues: By the end of the 1880s and…Carola HartleyJuly 25, 2022
Events & ActivitiesPeople & PlacesCommunityPlaces Washington To Hold Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Ethel Park The highly anticipated opening of Ethel Park is finally happening in the Town of Washington. Celebrate…AdminJuly 23, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunity Photos From The Past: The Depot in Washington, LA – Early 1900s Photographs of the Depot in Washington courtesy of Tommy Lafleur and were used in the…Carola HartleyJuly 21, 2022