For Immediate ReleaseThe Opelousas Museum & Interpretive Center will be hosting a Civil War Presentation…
Courtney JenningsApril 30, 2024
Did you know at one time the St. Landry Parish Courthouse Square in the heart…
Carola HartleyOctober 4, 2023
In 1920, a monument was erected by the citizens of St. Landry Parish in honor…
Carola HartleySeptember 29, 2023
From the first floor to the roof, the St. Landry Parish Courthouse is now featuring…
Bobby ArdoinSeptember 20, 2023
Opelousas is a small town with a BIG story to tell! And there are many…
Carola HartleySeptember 18, 2023
Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur was described Thursday night as a man on a mission, whose…
Bobby ArdoinSeptember 9, 2023
It’s time again for the St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery Tours. The theme this year…
AdminSeptember 8, 2023
Over the years of its existence, Opelousas had several different hotels, some better known than…
Carola HartleyAugust 23, 2023
Today’s Photo from the Past is this one of Rev. Carmen George Chachere (1909-1939), the…
Carola HartleyAugust 19, 2023
Opelousas, one of the oldest Louisiana’s towns, has so many great stories to tell. One…
Carola HartleyAugust 13, 2023
See this latest article (a paid advertisement) on The Sorry State of Estates in Opelousas,…
Guest ContributorAugust 8, 2023
Note: At the presentation on the Visual Historic Tour of Opelousas at the museum last…
Carola HartleyJuly 28, 2023
The St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery in Opelousas, Louisiana has many old graves including the…
Carola HartleyJuly 26, 2023
Taylor Trache from KADN TV 15 in Lafayette, Carola Hartley and Patrice Melnick, from the…
Carola HartleyJuly 24, 2023
On Tuesday, July 25, historian Carola Lillie Hartley will present, “A Visual Historic Tour through Opelousas” at the…
AdminJuly 23, 2023
Most people who have lived some time in Opelousas have heard stories about the old…
Carola HartleyJuly 22, 2023
What started out as a humble establishment with small quarters in 1895 grew to be…
Carola HartleyJuly 8, 2023
Photo from the Past: Going through some of my hundreds of photos of Opelousas today…
Carola HartleyJuly 7, 2023
The Fourth of July was a special day for the citizens of Opelousas in 1918.…
Carola HartleyJuly 4, 2023
Photo from the Past: AIC c.1960 Boy's Student Council. Can anyone identify any of the…
AdminJuly 1, 2023
Photo from the Past: This photo was taken of the AIC Christian Brothers in 1964.
Bobby ArdoinJune 30, 2023
A tidbit of Opelousas history: Thanks to Shelly Fontenot with St. Landry Bank and Trust…
AdminJune 24, 2023
The photo from the past today comes from a collection belonging to SLN Editor Bobby…
Carola HartleyJune 18, 2023
How did Donald Gardner Stadium get it name? Recently someone sent this question to St.…
Carola HartleyJune 14, 2023
Photograph: Guest speaker Bobby Ardoin and club member Mike Ortego show a copy of a 1958…
Courtney JenningsJune 13, 2023
Opelousas Rotary Club members rapidly became time travelers Tuesday as they were taken on a…
Bobby ArdoinJune 6, 2023
May 23 - Learn Our History Today: On May 23, 1934, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie…
Carola HartleyMay 23, 2023
Lafayette Genealogical Society monthly meeting will be Thursday, May 18th, 2023 beginning at 6:00p.m., Lafayette…
AdminMay 9, 2023
Today in History -- On May 8, 1884, U.S. President Harry Truman was born near…
Carola HartleyMay 8, 2023
Opelousas was buzzing with excitement and anticipation in April of 1907. Local citizens, especially those…
Carola HartleyMay 1, 2023
On Wednesday, May 3 at the Delta Grand Theatre in downtown Opelousas, a special screening…
AdminMay 1, 2023
St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux is announcing the continued exhibition in April…
Bobby ArdoinApril 8, 2023
Today’s Photo from the Past, taken in 1948, shows the Waldorf Service Station and Massard…
Carola HartleyApril 3, 2023
Opelousas lost a good citizen in September of 2003 when Cam Leach passed away. I…
Carola HartleyMarch 31, 2023
As this year’s National Women’s History Month comes to an end, we share the story…
Carola HartleyMarch 30, 2023
Born on August 30, 1929, Muriel was the daughter of Rev. Cephas and Amelia Boswell.…
Carola HartleyMarch 28, 2023
The story on the old downtown, the heart of Opelousas, continues where we left off…
Carola HartleyFebruary 22, 2023
