PeopleEvents & ActivitiesGenealogySt Landry HistoryCommunityOpelousas HistoryCultureHistory Le Vieux Village Being Readied for Louisiana Orphan Train Reunion Gathering Set for Tomorrow. Volunteers with the Louisiana Orphan Tain Museum, Bernadette Gaudin and Martha Aubert, are sprucing up…AdminOctober 13, 2023
CultureHistoryEvents & ActivitiesGenealogyCommunity Lafayette Genealogical Society to Meet on Thursday, October 19th Lafayette Genealogical Society monthly meeting will be Thursday, October 19, 2023 beginning at 6:00p.m., Lafayette…AdminOctober 10, 2023
GenealogyCommunityHistoryEvents & Activities Lafayette Genealogical Society to Meet Thursday, Septeber 21, 2023 Lafayette Genealogical Society Meeting Date - SEPTEMBER 21 (Thursday), 2023 -- Time - 6:00 PM Location - Southside Library…AdminSeptember 21, 2023
CultureHistoryEvents & ActivitiesGenealogyCultureCommunity Opelousas Museum to Showcase Family History On Tuesday, October 24, the Opelousas Museum will showcase books of family history. Family historians are invited…AdminSeptember 6, 2023
CommunityHistoryGenealogy Lafayette Genialogical Society to Meet on September 21, 2023. Lafayette Genealogical Society monthly meeting will be Thursday, September 21, 2023 beginning at 6:00p.m., Lafayette…AdminSeptember 5, 2023
HistoryEvents & ActivitiesGenealogyCommunity Lafayette Genealogical Society to Meet Thursday, August 17, 2023. Lafayette Genealogical Society monthly meeting will be Thursday, August 17th, 2023 beginning at 6:00p.m., Lafayette…AdminAugust 11, 2023
St Landry HistoryCommunityOpelousas HistoryLouisiana HistoryHistoryGenealogy The Letters of Antoine Garrigues de Flaujac The St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery in Opelousas, Louisiana has many old graves including the…Carola HartleyJuly 26, 2023
HistoryEvents & ActivitiesGenealogyCultureCommunity CENLA Author’s Club TO MEET THURSDAY Please see the following announcement about the next Cenla Author's Club Meeting:AdminJuly 23, 2023
CommunityHistoryEvents & ActivitiesGenealogy Lafayette Genealogical Society to Meet Thursday, July 20. 2023. Lafayette Genealogical Society monthly meeting will be Thursday, July 20, 2023 beginning at 6:00p.m., at…AdminJuly 13, 2023
Louisiana HistoryHistoryGenealogyPeople & PlacesCommunityHistoric Preservation Historic Project Uncovers Family Connection Larry Davis and Elizabeth Guillory began searching over a decade ago for a St. Landry…Bobby ArdoinJune 20, 2023
HistoryGenealogyCommunity Olivia Savoie of Raconteur Life Story Writing is Guest Speaker for Lafayette Genealogical Society on June 15th. Lafayette Genealogical Society monthly meeting will be Thursday, June 15, 2023 beginning at 6:00p.m., Lafayette…AdminMay 27, 2023
HistoryGenealogyCommunityOpelousas History Hartley to Speak at Lafayette Genealogical Society Meeting on May 18th. Lafayette Genealogical Society monthly meeting will be Thursday, May 18th, 2023 beginning at 6:00p.m., Lafayette…AdminMay 9, 2023
CultureHistoryPeopleGenealogyFamily StoriesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunityOpelousas History “Louisiana Orphan Trains – The Untold Story” Documentary Screening On Wednesday, May 3 at the Delta Grand Theatre in downtown Opelousas, a special screening…AdminMay 1, 2023
Opelousas HistoryCultureHistoryGenealogyCultureCommunity Black History Exhibit Continuation and Historic Church Documents St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux is announcing the continued exhibition in April…Bobby ArdoinApril 8, 2023
Events & ActivitiesGenealogyCommunityHistory The Lafayette Genealogical Society Upcoming April Events The Lafayette Genealogical Society Upcoming April EventsAdminMarch 28, 2023
CultureHistoryEvents & ActivitiesGenealogySt Landry HistoryCultureCommunity Still Rising: Free People of Color in St. Landry Parish EXHIBIT AT OPELOUSAS MUSEUM On Thursday, March 30, the Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center hosts a reception for a…AdminMarch 28, 2023
CommunityHistoryGenealogyFamily StoriesSt Landry History The Great Train Accident of 1925 What may have been the greatest tragedy in my ancestors' history occurred in 1925 in…Guest ContributorMarch 7, 2023
CultureHistoryGenealogyCommunity Lafayette Genealogical Society to Meet Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 6:00 p.m Lafayette Genealogical Society monthly meeting will be Thursday, March 16, 2023 beginning at 6:00 p.mAdminMarch 7, 2023
CultureHistoryGenealogySt Landry HistoryCommunity St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Black History Exhibit Available for Additional Viewing St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux is announcing an extension for a research-based…AdminMarch 2, 2023
HistoryGenealogyCommunity Lafayette Genealogical Society to Meet on Thursday, February 16, 2023 Lafayette Genealogical Society monthly meeting will be Thursday, February 16, 2023 beginning at 6:00 p.m.,…AdminFebruary 5, 2023
Historic PreservationHistoryGenealogy Imperial St. Landry Genealogy & Historical Society to Meet – Saturday January 14, 10:00am Imperial St. Landry Genealogy & Historical Society, will meet on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at…AdminJanuary 13, 2023
HistoryGenealogy Lafayette Genealogical Society to Meet on January 19, 2023 Lafayette Genealogical Society monthly meeting will be Thursday, January 19, 2023 beginning at 6:00 p.m.,…AdminJanuary 13, 2023
GenealogyCultureCommunityHistory Opelousas Museum to Present Free People of Color Exhibit in March The Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center is developing a project entitled “Still Rising: Free People…AdminDecember 20, 2022
HistoryGenealogy Lafayette Genealogical Society November Schedule Lafayette Genealogical Society November ScheduleAdminNovember 5, 2022
HistoryEvents & ActivitiesGenealogyCommunity Meet The Archivist Meet the Archivist, a public event presented by the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court…AdminOctober 24, 2022
HistoryPeopleGenealogyPeople & PlacesCommunity Photo From The Past From Bruce Muller – Who is this? Bruce Muller, and wife Florence from Otsego, Michigan, near Kalamazoo, are trying to identify this…Carola HartleyAugust 31, 2022
PeopleGenealogyFamily StoriesCommunityCultureHistory New York Reporter Investigates Her St. Landry History. The last name of a young slave girl sold and relocated to a Louisiana sugar…Bobby ArdoinJuly 21, 2022
GenealogyBreaking NewsCommunity St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Announces New Archivist, Alex Lee Today, St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court (www.stlandry.org), the depository for a vast collection of…AdminJuly 1, 2022
Events & ActivitiesGenealogyCommunity Imperial St. Landry Genealogical and Historical Society to Meet on Friday. Imperial St. Landry Genealogical and Historical Society to meet on Friday, June 10 at Opelousas…AdminJune 7, 2022
HistoryGenealogyCulture Grandpa’s Old Photos Book Focuses of Southwest Louisiana Families If you like history and genealogy, you will want to have a copy of this…AdminMay 30, 2022
HistoryGenealogyCommunity Parish Genealogy Society Meets Friday May 13th Imperial Genealogical and Historical Society to meet on Friday, Mat 13, 2022.AdminMay 12, 2022
HistoryGenealogy Researching Local and Family History – Part Three This third and final part of the series looks at other ways to help in…Carola HartleyApril 21, 2022
HistoryGenealogy Researching Local and Family History – Part Two CAROLA LILLIE HARTLEYContributing Writer This week we continue with part two of Researching Local and…Carola HartleyMarch 28, 2022
HistoryPeopleGenealogySt Landry History Who are You? Where is This? – Help us identify these ladies. A few days ago, we published the first of this series we call Who Are…Carola HartleyMarch 16, 2022
HistoryPeopleGenealogySt Landry HistoryPeople & Places Photo from the Past – Joseph Leopold Cahanin The son of Jules Leopold Cahanin (1862-1953) and Philomene Marvina Richard (1866-1919), Leopold was born…Carola HartleyMarch 14, 2022
HistoryGenealogySt Landry History Researching Local and Family History More and more it seems people are interested in history. St. Landry Now encourages the…Carola HartleyMarch 10, 2022
Louisiana HistoryHistoryPeoplePlacesGenealogyFamily StoriesSt Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesWomen in History Who Are You? What Building Is This? Where Is This Located? t seems people today are interested in history and stories of the past.Carola HartleyMarch 6, 2022
Women in HistoryHistoryGenealogy Tidbits of Opelousas History – Education Pioneer Mrs. Helen Roberts Donato Since 1987 the month of March has been designated as National Women’s History month.Carola HartleyMarch 2, 2022