Breaking NewsPolice News Telephone Service Issues at Opelousas Police Department The Opelousas Police Department is currently experiencing issues with its Phone Service. For all emergencies…AdminAugust 2, 2022
CommunityCultureEvents & ActivitiesCulture Annual Zydeco Breakfast Scheduled for September 3rd in Opelousas The City of Opelousas, Zydeco Music Capital of the World, hosts the Annual Zydeco Breakfast…AdminAugust 2, 2022
Business NewsSponsorsOGHS Opelousas General Health System Acquires New 3D Mammogram Breast Imaging System Opelousas General Health is advancing the fight against breast cancer with the purchase and installation of…SponsorsAugust 2, 2022
OGHSLocal NewsFamily StoriesCommunity Opelousas General Health System Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week and National Breathfeeding Month – 2022 Opelousas General Health System plans to celebrate National Breastfeeding Month with a free Community Baby…SponsorsAugust 2, 2022
Local News Opelousas Makers Market A rain shortened Makers Market Saturday on the grounds of the St. Landry Parish Courthouse…Freddie HerpinJuly 31, 2022
Photo Galleries Downtown Makers Market A rain shortened Makers Market Saturday on the courthouse squareFreddie HerpinJuly 31, 2022
Photo GalleriesBusiness NewsCommunity Junior CEO Pop Up Shop Photo Gallery – Every Shop Sold Out Junion CEO Pop Up Shops at Java Square was a great success on Friday. Every…Carola HartleyJuly 31, 2022
CultureLocal NewsEvents & ActivitiesCultureCommunity ZYDECO LIVE: Annual Festival Schedules Series of 40th Anniversary Events. The 40th Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival is live! Organizers are preparing, trying to satisfy the…AdminJuly 31, 2022
Photo Galleries Celebrating the Flipping of Roe V. Wade Celebrating the flipping of Roe v. Wade Saturday in Opelousas.Freddie HerpinJuly 30, 2022
Local News End of Summer Tennis Tourney Coach Rubin Simmons Jr. gives final instructions to three of his students enrolled in the…Freddie HerpinJuly 29, 2022
Photo Galleries South City Park Tennis Lesson Kora Wilson, asst. coach, Nyla Belton, Alaya Demouchet, Coach Rubin Simmons Jr. Toby Lanclos, asst.…Freddie HerpinJuly 29, 2022
Local NewsBusiness NewsCommunity Junior CEO’s Pop-Up Shop This Morining at Java Square Head to downtown Opelousas this morning, July 29, 2022, for the opening of the Junior…AdminJuly 29, 2022
CommunityBusiness News Guillory Family Set to Hold School Supply Drive August 6th On August 6, 2022, Elbert Guillory’s America and the Guillory Family Toy Drive will join…Carola HartleyJuly 28, 2022
Local NewsPeopleCommunity Graduates Are Hoping To Leave Lifestyles Behind The context for this graduation might have seemed a bit unusual, since there were state…Bobby ArdoinJuly 28, 2022
Photo Galleries St. Landry Parish Drug Court Graduation St. Landry Parish Drug Court GraduationFreddie HerpinJuly 27, 2022
CommunityLocal NewsPlacesEvents & Activities 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
Local NewsEvents & ActivitiesCommunity Opelousas Rotary Club Meets at Noon Each Tuesday – New Members are Welcomed If you are interested in joining the Opelousas Rotary Club at noon and becoming involved…AdminJuly 26, 2022
St Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesCommunityHistoryPlaces 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
Local NewsBreaking NewsCommunityPolice News Opelousas Police Department Currently Has No Phone Service Opelousas Police Department Currently has no phone service. See message from Chief McLendon.AdminJuly 23, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Graig “Twin” LeBlanc Announces Candidacy for Opelousas Chief of Police Graig LeBlanc, who currently serves as a Lieutenant with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office…AdminJuly 22, 2022
CultureHistoryPeopleGenealogyFamily StoriesCommunity 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
CultureCommunityCultureEvents & Activities Opelousas Little Theater Presents “The Play That Goes Wrong” Make plans to attend this off the charts romp into hilarity!! Get your tickets online:…AdminJuly 21, 2022
CommunityPolice NewsArrest Reports Arrest Report – St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department July 21, 2022 Arrest Report from St. Landry Parish Sheriff's DepartmentAdminJuly 21, 2022
Photo Galleries Qualifying at the Delta Grand Candidates qualifying for the November 2022 elections Wednesday at the Delta GrandFreddie HerpinJuly 21, 2022
People & PlacesCommunityHistoryPlacesSt Landry History The Opera Houses of Old Opelousas – Part One From its humble beginning in the 1700s, Opelousas provided different forms of entertainment for its…Carola HartleyJuly 21, 2022
Local NewsEvents & ActivitiesCommunity Life Parade Set For Saturday July 30th in Opelousas A Life Parade is set for Saturday, July 30th at 10:00 AM in Opelousas. Click…AdminJuly 21, 2022
CommunityLocal NewsBreaking NewsBusiness News ATTENTION ALL POLITICAL CANDIDATES: St. Landry Now Offers Ad Packages For Political Candidates St. Landry Now has ad packages available to help with your political campaign. Please see…AdminJuly 20, 2022
Business NewsCommunity Louisiana Main Street Restoration Grant Deadline is July 31, 2022 For any business in the Opelousas Main Street District that is wanting to apply for…Carola HartleyJuly 19, 2022
CommunityPolice NewsArrest Reports Arrest Report – St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department July 19, 2022 - St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Department's Arrest Report.AdminJuly 19, 2022
Events & ActivitiesCommunity Guillory Family To Hold Second Annual Back to School Bash On August 6, 2022, Elbert Guillory’s America and the Guillory Family Toy Drive will join…AdminJuly 19, 2022
Events & ActivitiesCommunity Jr. CEO POP-UP Shop to be held at Java Square on Friday July 29th St. Landry Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Jr. CEO pop-up shop…AdminJuly 18, 2022
CommunityPolice NewsArrest Reports Arrest Report – St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department July 18, 2022 St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Department Arrest ReportAdminJuly 18, 2022
Local NewsBreaking NewsCommunityPolice NewsCrime Stoppers Opelousas Police Seeking Assistance Locating Vehicle Taken During Armed Robbery on Sunday Opelousas Police is requesting the publics assistance in locating a vehicle that was taken during…AdminJuly 18, 2022
Local NewsCommunityOpelousas City Council City Officials Vote To Demolish, Give Time For Residential Rehabs City officials have given individuals who own or represent three Opelousas properties an additional 60…Bobby ArdoinJuly 16, 2022
Local NewsHistoryCommunityWomen in History Angela Gregory Story to be Aired on Louisiana Public Broadcast (LPB) The life of Louisiana Sculptor Angela Gregory to be presented on LPB. Gregory did the…Carola HartleyJuly 16, 2022
Local NewsCommunity First-Year Methodist Minister Placed in Charge of Two Historic Churches First-year Reverend Christina Winbush Hardy is beginning her somewhat unique career ministry in charge of…Bobby ArdoinJuly 16, 2022
Local NewsCommunity Water Treatment Plant Will Facilitate South Opelousas Growth The initial completion phase of a water treatment facility capable of significantly sustaining the development…Bobby ArdoinJuly 15, 2022
Business NewsCommunity Little Silo Co. relocates to new home in Opelousas. A local store owned by Kelsey and Coby David (Opelousas) has moved its location to…AdminJuly 14, 2022
Local NewsSportsCommunity Rix Comes Home to Expand Clark Sports A new start and return home for Ross Rix marks the beginning of a major…Bobby ArdoinJuly 14, 2022
Photo Galleries JSCLA NEW AD New athletic director at J.S. Clark Leadership AcademyFreddie HerpinJuly 14, 2022