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Did you know - St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office
Community Did You Know? Local News

“Did You Know” – From the Desk of St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz

One of the jobs of our civil deputies is to serve jury duty summons. Most dread the idea of spending their time listening to horrific crimes in a courtroom but after serving understand it is one of the most important aspects of our democracy.

Posted on May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
Community Sports

Athlete of The Week Award Nominations Sought

Tikey Leleux owner and operator of Tikey’s T’s displays one of the t-shirts donated from her business that will be awarded to high school-level athletes by St. Landry Now.

Posted on May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 Author Bobby Ardoin Comment(0)
Business News Community

St. Landry Chamber Casino Night and Banquet

Dice were rolling and cards were on the table Friday night as the St. Landry Chamber of Commerce hosted an annual Casino Night and Banquet at the Stone Oaks Ballroom in Opelousas.

Posted on May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 Author Bobby Ardoin Comment(0)
Community Local News

2022 Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Award

Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz announced that Seth C. Manuel of St. Landry Parish has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 2021-2022 school year.

Posted on May 13, 2022May 14, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
Community Local News Parish District Attorney

District Attorney Works to Decrease Court Backlog

St. Landry Parish District Attorney Chad Pitre finds himself working in two directions in order to manage a felony court docket that might seem unconquerable.

Posted on May 12, 2022May 13, 2022 Author Bobby Ardoin Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Breaking News Police News

Two Separate Traffic Stops Lead to Narcotics and Weapons Arrests

Two Separate Traffic Stops Lead to Narcotics and Weapons Arrests

Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Police News

Arrest Report – St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report for May 12, 2022.

Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
Community Events & Activities Local News Parish Council

St. Landry Parish Government Announces “St. Landry BBQ Festival” for Fourth of July Weekend.

This Fourth of July weekend, make plans for live local music, carnival rides, a barbecue cook-off, and a large firework display.

Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
Community Public Notices

May is National Electrical Safety Month

May is National Electrical Safety Month, and Cleco is joining the annual effort to educate its customers as well as the public about steps that can be taken to prevent electrical fires, loss of property, injuries and fatalities.

Posted on May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Police News

Arrest Report – St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report for May 11, 2022

Posted on May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
History People & Places Places St Landry History

St. Landry Parish Properties on the National Register of Historic Places

St. Landry Parish Properties Listed on the National Register of Historic Places through the National Parks Service.

Posted on May 11, 2022May 12, 2022 Author Carola Hartley Comment(0)
Local News Parish Council

St. Landry, LA — St. Landry Parish officials install cameras in the parish to catch litter violators 

A Litter Problem in St. Landry Parish.

Posted on May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
Law Enforcement Day Rotary Club - Sheriff Bobby Guidroz
Breaking News Community Police News

Sheriff Guidroz Reports on Undercover Investigation

SHERIFF BOBBY J. GUIDROZ IS ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF THE ST. LANDRY PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOUR (4) MONTH UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION WHICH RESULTED IN 34 ARRESTS, THE SEIZURE OF GUNS, VEHICLES, $75,000 OF DRUG MONEY, AND ILLEGAL NARCOTICS DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022.

Posted on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Police News

Arrest Report – St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office

St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report.

Posted on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
Community Local News Parish Council

Courthouse Square Makeover

The St. Landry Parish Courthouse Square is destined to look differently in the next few months as parish government officials plan to display a currently hidden historic artifact, perhaps remove another and add a statute whose name is quite familiar.

Posted on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Author Bobby Ardoin Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Police News Public Notices

Arrest Record – St. Landry Parish Sheriff Department

St. Landry Parish Arrest Report

Posted on May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
Family Stories History

Happy Mother’s Day – Remembering Momma

Happy Mother’s Day! Today I want to share memories of my momma. She was a special person in so many ways. She was hard-working, she was loving, sometimes she was serious and sad, but more often, she was cheerful and fun to be with.

Posted on May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 Author Carola Hartley Comment(0)
Local News School Board

School Board Listens to School Closing Protesters

If St. Landry Parish School Board members were interested in obtaining public input about whether three rural public elementary schools should be closed or combined, they perhaps received their answer Thursday night.

Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Author Bobby Ardoin Comment(0)
Local News Parish Council

Council Member Wants Apartment Owners to Become More Responsible

One St. Landry Parish Council member is asking parish government officials to investigate why trash stuffed inside apartment complex dumpsters is apparently continuing to spread onto nearby residential properties.

Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Author Bobby Ardoin Comment(0)
Did you know - St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office
Community Did You Know?

Did You Know

 RIDESHARING SAFETY TIPS

Posted on May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Author Carola Hartley Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Breaking News Police News

St. Landry Parish Arrest Report

Arrest Report – St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.

Posted on May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Author Carola Hartley Comment(0)
History People & Places Places St Landry History

The 1886 St. Landry Parish Courthouse Fire Part 2 – The Fight to Rebuild the Courthouse

Immediately following the Courthouse fire, on Wednesday, March 24, 1886, the St. Landry Parish Police Jury called a special session to make decisions regarding the courthouse.

Posted on May 5, 2022May 6, 2022 Author Carola Hartley Comment(0)
Local News School Board

School Board Taxing District Proposal

Opelousas appears to be the first target as St. Landry Parish School Board members consider establishing a series of parish wide taxing districts that could facilitate funding for capital outlay projects.

Posted on May 5, 2022May 6, 2022 Author Bobby Ardoin Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Community Police News

Arrest Record

Arrest Record

Posted on May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
Business News

St. Landry Now Receives Generous Operational Donation

St. Landry Now has received a generous operational donation from a longtime friend who is helping with the operation of the on-line newspaper.

Posted on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 Author Bobby Ardoin Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Police News

Arrest Records – St. Landry Parish – May 3, 2022

St. Landry Parish Arrest Records for May 3, 2022.

Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 Author Police News Comment(0)
Community Public Notices Seasonal Information

May 1-7 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week

This week is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, and Cleco is asking customers to prepare before the storm season starts.

Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
Community History St Landry History

The Courthouse Fire of 1886 – An Unsolved Mystery

It was about 1:30 on Monday morning, March 22, 1886, when the stillness of darkness was broken by the alarm of fire in downtown Opelousas. The courthouse bell tolled and tolled, waking the town. Firemen and citizens rushed out of bed to the scene of danger.

Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 Author Carola Hartley Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Police News

Arrest Records – St. Landry Now – April 30 to May 2, 2022

St. Landry Parish Arrest Records for April 30 to May 2, 2022.

Posted on May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Author Police News Comment(0)
Community People & Places Places

May is Historic Preservation Month

Established in 1973 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, as National Preservation Week, in 2005 that week of preservation celebration was extended to the entire month of May.

Posted on May 1, 2022May 3, 2022 Author Carola Hartley Comment(0)
History People & Places Places St Landry History

Photo from the Past – 1880s St. Landry Parish Courthouse

This photograph, taken in the early 1880s, shows the St. Landry Parish Courthouse, constructed in c.1847, that was destroyed in a horrible 1886 fire

Posted on April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 Author Carola Hartley Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Police News

Arrest Records – St. Landry Parish – April 29, 2022

St. Landry Parish Arrest Records for April 29, 2022.

Posted on April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Author Police News Comment(0)
Sheryl Ned representing Opelousas High, requests for school debt forgiveness at a committee meeting.
Local News School Board

Committee agrees to Pay Off OHS School Debts

St. Landry Parish Finance Committee members have agreed to erase $71,817 that Opelousas High School officials say is owed to creditors for bills that have accumulated over the past seven years.

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Author Bobby Ardoin Comment(0)
logo: Clifton Chenier Centennial Committee
Local News

Clifton Chenier Centennial Committee Announces Call to Artists

The Clifton Chenier Centennial Committee (CCCC), with support from the City of Opelousas, is pleased to announce a Call for Artists to submit applications related to a public art sculpture commemorating the 100th anniversary of zydeco trailblazer Clifton Chenier. 

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Police News

Arrest Records – St. Landry Parish – April 28, 2022

St. Landry Parish Arrest Records for April 28, 2022.

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Author Police News Comment(0)
Community History St Landry History

The Bell Tolled for Ole Opelousas

The old courthouse bell, manufactured in 1896, remains on the top floor of the St Landry Parish Courthouse in downtown Opelousas today. But not for much longer.

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Author Carola Hartley Comment(0)
St. Landry Parish District Attorney
Local News Parish District Attorney

Murder Indictments handed down in St. Landry Parish

A St. Landry Parish Grand Jury reviewed two separate murder cases Tuesday and returned indictments on both matters.

Posted on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Police News

Arrest Records – St. Landry Parish – April 27, 2022

St. Landry Parish Arrest Records for April 27, 2022.

Posted on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Author Police News Comment(0)
Parish Roads
Local News

Preventative measures applied to nine parish roads in Opelousas

Roads in our parish are being protectively sealed this week, thanks to the Smooth Ride Home Program (Parish sales tax) and the District Nine Road and Drainage tax.

Posted on April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Author Admin Comment(0)
St Landry Parish Sheriff Arrest Report
Arrest Reports Police News

Arrest Records – St. Landry Now – April 26, 2022

St. Landry Parish Arrest Records for April 26, 2022.

Posted on April 26, 2022April 27, 2022 Author Police News Comment(0)

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