A permanent exhibit featuring St. Landry Parish free people of color, was introduced publicly Thursday…
Bobby ArdoinMarch 31, 2023
On Thursday, March 30, the Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center hosts a reception for a…
AdminMarch 28, 2023
Continuing with our articles on the Women of Opelousas for National Women’s History Month, today’s…
Carola HartleyMarch 27, 2023
As we continue the series on the Women of Opelousas, today we share the story…
Carola HartleyMarch 26, 2023
Women of Opelousas focus on Mary Maxine Wyble Morgan, an amazing woman who left us…
Carola HartleyMarch 25, 2023
During the mid 1800s to early 1900s Mrs. Dorothy Mornhinveg Laas.was among the most successful…
Carola HartleyMarch 22, 2023
The Opelousas Woman's Club, the oldest women's organization in Opelousas, celebrated National Women's History Month…
Carola HartleyMarch 22, 2023
As we continue with our series on the Women of Opelousas during this National Women’s…
Carola HartleyMarch 19, 2023
As we continue with stories about the amazing women of Opelousas for National Women’s History…
Carola HartleyMarch 18, 2023
Women in Opelousas voted for the first time in 1920. The voting precinct was at…
Carola HartleyMarch 17, 2023
As we continue to celebrate the women of Opelousas during National Women’s History Month, today…
Carola HartleyMarch 14, 2023
This week, on Thursday, March 16th the Opelousas Woman’s Club is holding a celebration for…
Carola HartleyMarch 12, 2023
Members of the 1938 Academy of the Immaculate Conception Band pose for this photograph taken…
Carola HartleyMarch 11, 2023
During colonial times women in Louisiana had more rights than women in other areas of…
Carola HartleyMarch 10, 2023
As we celebrate National Women’s History Month this year, we want to remember a special…
Carola HartleyMarch 9, 2023
What may have been the greatest tragedy in my ancestors' history occurred in 1925 in…
Guest ContributorMarch 7, 2023
Through images, text, maps and a timeline, the Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center wil display…
AdminMarch 2, 2023
St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux is announcing an extension for a research-based…
AdminMarch 2, 2023
The story on the old downtown, the heart of Opelousas, continues where we left off…
Carola HartleyFebruary 22, 2023
Although racing horses as a sport, and a business goes back over 200 years in…
Carola HartleyFebruary 22, 2023
In order for all to know and understand how important a healthy downtown is to…
Carola HartleyFebruary 19, 2023
The Preservationists of St. Landry, Inc. have begun selling sponsorships and tickets for a Mother’s…
Bobby ArdoinFebruary 18, 2023
We invite you to continue to explore historic Opelousas during Black History Month. Here is…
Carola HartleyFebruary 11, 2023
Opelousas citizens and visitors to the community can learn more about the contributions African Americans…
Carola HartleyFebruary 10, 2023
The mysterious and perplexing aspects of the Bobby Dunbar story with roots embedded firmly in…
Bobby ArdoinFebruary 7, 2023
1942 began as a year of uncertainty in the United States, and Opelousas as well.…
Carola HartleyJanuary 19, 2023
Our photo from the past for today comes from the first page of the Sunday…
Carola HartleyJanuary 18, 2023
Although there were several attempts at public education in Opelousas for some time prior to…
Carola HartleyDecember 31, 2022
Photo from the Past is the family of Dr. Armand Lafleur (December 19, 1871 –…
Carola HartleyDecember 7, 2022
On a grave in the small Pitre cemetery near Prairie Ronde in St. Landry Parish,…
Carola HartleyNovember 29, 2022
New interpretive signage at Le Vieux Village Heritage Park and Museum, will help create a…
Guest ContributorNovember 19, 2022
Editor’s note: The following story about the World War II experiences of U.S. Army Air…
Bobby ArdoinNovember 11, 2022
The story of Hebrew Rest Cemetery in Washington is one of devotion to the graves…
Carola HartleyOctober 27, 2022
What most people in Opelousas know as Pap’s Motel, was opened on West Landry Street…
Carola HartleyOctober 26, 2022
Opelousas will be one of the featured books at this year's Louisiana Book Festival in Baton…
AdminOctober 22, 2022
Since the beginning of the Opelousas town market in early 1800s, there was always a…
Carola HartleyOctober 18, 2022
The first issue of the Clarion-News was published in Opelousas on Thursday, January 3, 1929.…
Carola HartleyOctober 15, 2022
