A newly formed charity organization, Heaven’s Kitchen, is making big moves in the community through its mission of helping those in need during their most desperate and catastrophic moments. A year-end campaign has launched to help the organization move forward with upcoming events for 2024! What is Heaven’s Kitchen? Heaven’s Kitchen was formed to identify Read More…
From St. Landry Parish School Board We’re thrilled to announce that the OHS football team is heading to the Superdome in New Orleans on Friday, December 8, 2023, to face off against Cecilia High at 12:00 PM. To ensure the Opelousas community has the chance to cheer on the Tigers, all Opelousas High feeder schools will be Read More…
BOBBY ARDOIN Editor/Consulting Writer When construction work is completed in 2025 on a 12-acre site that will contain a new J.S. Clark Leadership Academy campus, the event will represent the completion of a dream that officials from the charter school have pursued for over a decade. J.S. Clark founder, president and CEO Tiffanie Lewis told Read More…
IMPORTANT DECEMBER DATES: For residents of St. Landry Parish Friday, December 1, 2023 – LIHEAP Energy Assistance: Clients may call in for energy assistance appointments starting at 8 am. 337-443-6233 Tuesday, December 12th KLFY FOOD DRIVE St. Landry Community Action will be stationed at Super 1 Foods in Opelousas from 6am – 6pm, collecting any Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Landry Parish Animal Control Partners with Bissell Pet Foundation for Waived Fee Adoption Event Opelousas, LA – In collaboration with the Bissell Pet Foundation, St. Landry Parish Animal Control is excited to announce a Waived Fee Pet Adoption Event as part of the Empty the Shelters initiative. The event is scheduled to Read More…
Parish-wide financial assistance will potentially be required during 2024 inside the boundaries of two taxing districts
This November ballot holds three crucial elections as voters will decide on candidates for vacant statewide offices which include attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer. The November 18 Runoff election will include Opelousas Board of Alderman in District A as Victor Lewis and John Guilbeaux runoff. On the ballot for Saturday voters will also Read More…
Tourist and economic incentive-related events were introduced on Thursday during a luncheon hosted by the St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission. The event held at The Parlor on South Main Street in Opelousas, featured presentations for equine tourism and high school rodeo, while the Town of Washington and Eunice introduced several events that will occur during Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. LANDRY PARISH, LA — Following a review of recent rainfall and guidance from the National Weather Service, which indicates that the present fire risk has dropped to below normal and is classified as “low,” St. Landry Parish Government officially announces its decision to lift the parish-wide burn ban, effective November 16, 2023.
BOBBY ARDOIN Editor/Consulting Writer Former Opelousas resident Annie Weinstein Richardson, has died of injuries sustained last week in Ruston, after she and three other women were apparently victims of a knife attack that occurred on the Louisiana Tech campus, according to Ruston mayor Ronny Walker. Walker told the Ruston Daily Leader in a published story Read More…
Photographed: Michael Cunningham of Westminster Christian, photo by Freddie Herpin Bobby Ardoin Consulting Writer/Editor Four St. Landry Parish football teams remain in the state playoffs as second-round postseason games are scheduled to unfold Friday night.Opelousas High, Northwest High and Westminster Christian Academy defeated bi-district opponents last week, while Opelousas Catholic had a bye. Northwest and OCS Read More…
The aroma of fried cracklins and the sounds of Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco music filled the air from Veterans Memorial Park in Port Barre for the annual Cracklin Festival. The Cracklin Cook-off is the highlight of the 3-day event, showcasing local vendors’ culinary expertise as they compete for the bragging rights for the best cracklins Read More…
Area military veterans were honored at the 5th Annual Hats Off to Veterans Luncheon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. LANDRY, LA — St. Landry Parish Government is requesting that anyone who was awarded an adjudicated property prior to March 1, 2023, please get in touch with Cynthia Fontenot at 337-948-3688 before November 17, 2023.
For Immediate Release Arnaudville, LA – St. Landry Parish Government announces its third Community Clean Up Day, scheduled to take place in Arnaudville on Saturday, November 18, 2023. We are extending our efforts across the entire parish to assist citizens in cleaning up their properties. Event Details: There will be dumpsters on-site, offering a convenient solution for waste disposal. Residents are encouraged to bring Read More…
BOBBY ARDOIN Editor/Consulting Writer Six of seven St. Landry Parish football programs that qualified for the postseason are scheduled to engage in first-round contests Friday night. Three of those teams – Opelousas High, Eunice High and St. Edmund – host their opponents, while No. 8 Opelousas Catholic, the highest seeded parish playoff team, has a Read More…
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DESK OF SHERIFF BOBBY J. GUIDROZ November 01- 02, 2023 Jessica Marie Lujan, W/F, age 47, 3120 Levin Street, Alexandria, LA 71301, Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.Daniel Tyree Citizen Jr., B/M, age 20, 1090 Kordish Lane, Ville Platte, LA 70586, Second degree battery (ADDITIONAL CHARGE). Arrested by Read More…
The St. Landry Parish Council members’ proposed pay raise may have to wait for 2025 to be collected.
Early voting for the November 18, 2023 runoff election will begin Friday, November 3, through Saturday, November 11.
See what’s coming up in St. Landry Parish this November by checking out CajunTravel.com. From the 29th Annual Holy Ghost Catholic Church Creole Festival & Parade, to the Port Barre Lion’s Club Cracklin Festival, there’s a ton of information packed into their Gumbo Guide Newsletter. See the latest newsletter for November events and subscribe here: Read More…
The Preservationists of St. Landry, Inc., hosted the dedication of Marker placed at St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery honoring revolutionary war veterans buried at St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery.
From the desk of Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz PRESS RELEASE Calvin Boagni, Jr., B/M, age 44, 1620 Iris Drive, Opelousas, LA., 70570, Bench warrant, possession of schedule I CDS, possession of schedule III CDS, resisting an officer, stop sign violation. Arrested by Opelousas City Marshals.Markaylon Jude Chaisson, B/M, age 23, 1013 George Calais Drive, Cecilia, Read More…
Louisiana FBLA District 6 and Beau Chene hosted a Halloween-themed social for local club members!
Port Barre High School’s JAG Program I and I Ceremony swears in new 2023-2024 officers.
It proved to be an impressive election day for several candidates who registered lopsided victories during a parishwide election held Saturday in St. Landry Parish.
ST. LANDRY PARISH FOOTBALL Week 7 Scoreboard
Volunteers with the Louisiana Orphan Tain Museum, Bernadette Gaudin and Martha Aubert, are sprucing up around the area in preparation of Saturday’s Orphan Train Reunion Gathering.
October 13, 2023 Arrest Report
October Networking Meeting on Thursday, October 19 at 9 a.m. at Big Hill Café at Brent’s located at 234 East Martin Luther King Drive in Grand Coteau.
The Central-St. Landry Economic District Commission is continuing to proceed with a proposed $1.5 million purchase of the Guilbeau Road Equine Center by performing a complete facility appraisal and determining how to market the property if a final agreement with the current owners is reached.
Tour Dates: October 14, 15, 21, 22, 2023
It’s time again for the St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery Tours. The theme this year is “Reflections Of Our Past.”
October 11, 2023 and October 12, 2023 Arrest Report
Trick or Treat times and Halloween fun events are listed here, courtesy of Macaroni KID Acadia-St. Landry!
This is a week for choices and those don’t necessarily mean ones dealing with just high school football.
There is no doubt about the importance of some important district Week 7 games involving parish schools. For some league schedules are just beginning, while in other cases the quests for championships are well underway.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Central St. Landry Economic Development District will meet in open and public session on Thursday, October 14, 2023, at eight thirty (8:30) a.m.
This is an opinion piece in response to recent articles regarding Ethic Violations accusations about Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. This opinion was originally published on the FaceBook Page of Congressman Capt. Clay Higgins on October 2, 2023.
October 7 – 10, 2023 Arrest Report
If the early voting totals are any indication, then polling locations across St. Landry Parish could remain active until they close on Saturday night.
A female medical field pioneer, Confederate soldiers, pioneer educators, Swamp Pop musicians and the legendary Jim Bowie are among the spirits whose memories will be recreated beginning Saturday evening during the two-weekend Cemetery Tours and Historical Reenactments at the St. Landry Parish Catholic Church Cemetery.
Northwest High is continuing to move forward into a dominant position among the challengers in District 4-3A.
