HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & Places The Ancient Cedar Trees of Old Opelousas The featured photograph shows the Frisco Depot located near the railroad tracks on North Union…Carola HartleyApril 16, 2022
Opelousas City CouncilLocal News Board of Aldermen Delays Approval of Historic District Housing Development An $800,000 four-home housing development proposed for location inside the heart of the Opelousas Historic…Bobby ArdoinApril 15, 2022
Local News Good Friday Fishing Matthew and Mason Wheaton hope to land a lunker while enjoying a Good Friday fish…Freddie HerpinApril 15, 2022
Local News Old Truck random photo Vintage International Harvester pick-up rusting away on the banks of Bayou Teche near Prairie Laurent.Freddie HerpinApril 15, 2022
Photo Galleries International Students PVE photo gallery Park Vista Elementary International Students Day CelebrationFreddie HerpinApril 14, 2022
Local News PVE International Students Day Although the actual date is in November, Park Vista Elementary celebrated International Students Day on…Freddie HerpinApril 14, 2022
Photo Galleries SLP Students of the Year Photo Gallery Students of the YearFreddie HerpinApril 13, 2022
Photo Galleries NuNu’s Photo Gallery Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo of the International Francophone Organization visits NuNu'sFreddie HerpinApril 13, 2022
PeoplePeople & Places Jackie Cochran Profile When St. Landry Now reporter Bobby Ardoin asked me to accompany him to NuNu's Wednesday…Freddie HerpinApril 13, 2022
Community Louisiana Charities Trust Donation to CASA Today was an awesome day for CASA of St. Landry-Evangeline, Inc. AdminApril 13, 2022
Local News Rec Baseball Donation District B Alderman Floyd Ford, left, presents a check in the amount of $250 to…Freddie HerpinApril 12, 2022
Local News Love Fest Committee Gives Update Love Fest committee member Shaunn Caillier-Harden give an update to the the mayor and Board…Freddie HerpinApril 12, 2022
HistoryPeopleSt Landry HistoryPeople & Places Saizan Corner on Main and Landry Streets in Opelousas The northeast corner of Landry and Main streets in downtown Opelousas was named for Dr.…Carola HartleyApril 12, 2022
Community Confederate Monument Eva Noel and Linc Savoy at the foot of the Confederate Monument discuss new options…Freddie HerpinApril 11, 2022
Community Random Photos 4/11 The old federal building in downtown Opelousas with Shute's Drug Store in the backgroundFreddie HerpinApril 11, 2022
Local News City’s Top Law Enforcement Officers Discuss Violence, Resources Opelousas Police Chief Martin McLendon says he occasionally hears gunshots that originate near his Madison…Bobby ArdoinApril 11, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & Places Photo from the Past – Opelousas Gets A New Post Office – 1968 On July 25, 1950, the Associated Press announced the US Congress had appropriated $930,000 for…Carola HartleyApril 11, 2022
Local News Debutante Cotillion Ball The Southern University Alumni Federation, St. Landry Parish Chapter sponsored its 40th annual Debutante Cotillion,…Freddie HerpinApril 9, 2022
Photo Galleries SU Debutante Cotillion Photo Gallery 40th Annual SU Debutante CotillionFreddie HerpinApril 9, 2022
Photo Galleries Veterans Memorial Open House gallery St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial Open House photo galleryFreddie HerpinApril 9, 2022
Local News SLP Memorial Open House Pat Mason-Guillory and Councilman Floyd Ford welcome visitors to the St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial…Freddie HerpinApril 9, 2022
Local News Four St. Landry Residents Honored by Local Democratic Party Four St. Landry Parish residents were honored Thursday night at the Opelousas Civic Center with…Bobby ArdoinApril 8, 2022
Community 40th Annual Debutante Cotillion The Southern University Alumni Federation, St. Landry Parish Chapter will sponsor its 40th annual Debutante…Carola HartleyApril 8, 2022
St Landry HistoryPeople & PlacesHistoryPlaces Photo from the Past – Opelousas Methodist Church – 1909 After the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, in1805, people from other areas of the United States came…Carola HartleyApril 8, 2022
UncategorizedPhoto Galleries St. Landry Democrats photo gallery Democratic Executive Committee Awards BanquetFreddie HerpinApril 7, 2022
Police News Second Suspect Lenny Bruce Arrested For February 2022 Homicide A second suspect has been taken into custody in reference to the February 2022 homicide…Police NewsApril 7, 2022
Community Profile – Katrina Brown Katrina Brown can be found on Wednesdays at the Kiwanis Club of Opelousas meetings.Carola HartleyApril 7, 2022
Local News St. Landry — Rotary Club sponsored statue Scheduled for Unveiling A life-sized statue of St. Landry of Paris sponsored by the Opelousas Rotary Club is…Bobby ArdoinApril 7, 2022
HistoryPlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & Places Photo from the Past – Delbuono Place Coffee House This photo from the past provides us with a glimpse of the corner of Main…Carola HartleyApril 7, 2022
Photo Galleries Confederate Monument Discussion Discussing the Confederate Monument at Wednesday's parish council meeting.Freddie HerpinApril 6, 2022
Community Opelousas Museum Celebrates 30th Anniversary On Tuesday, April 26, stop by to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Opelousas Museum…AdminApril 6, 2022
Community Kiwanis Club gives Awards to area Women The Kiwanis Club of Opelousas has provided four local women with an award for Women’s…Carola HartleyApril 6, 2022
Local News Opelousas Rotary Club Honors Law Enforcement Three St. Landry Parish law enforcement officers representing the Sheriff’s Department, Opelousas City Police and…Bobby ArdoinApril 6, 2022
HistoryPeoplePlacesSt Landry HistoryPeople & Places Opelousas Trivia – The First Boy Scouts in Town Did you know Boy Scouting in Opelousas goes back over a century?Carola HartleyApril 6, 2022
Photo Galleries Random Pics Playing discgolf at South City Park and the sun going down on Court Street in…Freddie HerpinApril 5, 2022
Photo Galleries Law Enforcement Day Rotary Club Photo gallery from Tuesday's Law Enforcement Day organized by the Opelousas Rotary Club.Freddie HerpinApril 5, 2022
Photo Galleries Photo Gallery Job Fair South Louisiana Community College T. H. Harris Campus Career and Transfer Fair held Tuesday.Freddie HerpinApril 5, 2022
Local News SLCC Job Fair Students ask questions of vendors at the South Louisiana Community Career and Transfer Fair held…Freddie HerpinApril 5, 2022
HistorySt Landry HistoryWomen in History Photo from the Past – Blackshear’s Store Interior Opelousas Women in Business: From 1902 to about 1915, the family of Patton Taylor Blackshear,…Carola HartleyApril 5, 2022
Local News Evangeline Downs set to kick off 2022 Thoroughbred Season on April 6 The 2022 Thoroughbred season at Evangeline Downs will begin on Wednesday, April 6. The meet…AdminApril 4, 2022