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St. Landry Parish schools will be closed on Friday as the storms that hit the area on Thursday have created sporadic flooding. Also, today's St. Landry Parish School Board meeting has been canceled. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 17, at 4 p.m.
Updated 4:05 p.m. As of 11:30 a.m., 6 to 10 inches of rain has fallen over the past 24 hours in parts of Acadiana, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles.
The fact that the state Attorney General's Office will not be filing charges against former Parish President Don Menard didn't sit well with some members of the parish council Tuesday night.
OPELOUSAS — Funeral services for Roy Brown, 59, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Williams Funeral Home here.
The Opelousas Tigers wanted nothing more than to open up District 4-4A play with a win at home against parish rival Beau Chene, but towards the end …
It was irresponsible and wrong of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in addressing his colleagues last week, to say that the devastation caused by …
Record-breaking rainfall and rare snow have ended a nearly decade-long drought.
Updated 4:05 p.m. As of 11:30 a.m., 6 to 10 inches of rain has fallen over the past 24 hours in parts of Acadiana, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles. ...
Ten people are behind bars today after a predawn drug roundup in Port Barre....
The fact that the state Attorney General's Office will not be filing charges against former Parish President Don Menard didn't sit well with some members of the parish council Tuesday night. ...
The water came fast and rose quickly for Tiffany Johnson in Eunice. ...
The first Opelousas city council meeting of 2013 ushered in a permanent city attorney and new mayor pro-tempore as another council member called for the council to operate more carefully with the new year. ...
OPELOUSAS — Funeral services for Roy Brown, 59, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Williams Funeral Home here. ...
The St. Landry Parish Council is saying goodbye to long-time legal adviser Andrea West and hello to Lance Pitre. ...
The Opelousas Tigers wanted nothing more than to open up District 4-4A play with a win at home against parish rival Beau Chene, but towards the end of the game they did everything in their powers to give the game away. ...
U.S. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., has named Donald Cravins Jr. of Opelousas as her new chief of staff....
The tax side of the "Fiscal Cliff" has been averted by the President and Congress. On Jan. 1, the Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation sending the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act) to the House where it was approved. President Obama...
St. Landry Parish — The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: ...
Louisiana State Representative Ledricka Thierry, (D) Opelousas, has been elected treasurer of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus....
It was irresponsible and wrong of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in addressing his colleagues last week, to say that the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina was "nothing in comparison" to that caused by Superstorm Sandy. ...
An Opelousas man has been arrested and charged with the armed robbery of the Tiger Trax convenience store on East Landry Street....
The state liquor license for Desperado's Cabaret — the Carencro strip club raided by federal agents in December — was suspended indefinitely Wednesday until a federal charge against the owner is settled....
Convicted killer Brandon Scott Lavergne wants the court to throw out his guilty pleas in the killings of Mickey Shunick and last year and the earlier slaying of Lisa Pate, a Lafayette Parish woman whose body was found near Church Point in 1999. ...
St. Landry Parish schools will be closed on Friday as the storms that hit the area on Thursday have created sporadic flooding. Also, today's St. Landry Parish School Board meeting has been canceled. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 17, at 4 p.m....
St. Landry Parish residents will have access to sandbags until 9 p.m. tonight. ...
While the St. Landry Parish Council had sought to have former parish President Don Menard charged for a host of offenses, the state's Attorney General's office has found there is no evidence to support any charges. ...
Port Barre Police have made an arrest that they believe may clear a rash of home burglaries in recent weeks....
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