Opelousas News

French Friday. 6-11 p.m. The event will spotlight Cajun and Creole cultures with music by Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys and Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie.

If you love antique automobiles, then Beau's Toys in Opelousas will be where to be this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "We are expecting 50 to 60 classic cars to be on display that day," said Robert Beaubouef, known to most as Beau.

Carey Cortez, 32, of Krotz Springs, the father of a 5-year-old Park Vista preschool student, was arrested Tuesday on charges of cruelty to a juvenile.

OPELOUSAS, La. - A man sits behind bars and his young son is in a hospital after police say the man placed the four-year-old in a tub of scalding hot water.

Wendy Vitter, wife of U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-Metairie, visited Opelousas on Tuesday to urge voters to become involved and fight for the issues they care about.

The Opelousas Noon Rotary Club will hold its annual charity auction from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, and Melissa Myers with the service club said there should be something to interest almost everyone this year.

A meeting of the state's Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation will be held in Lafayette next week, and local communities, organizations and individuals are urged to attend.

Frank O. Lahaye, who was arrested earlier this month for exposing himself in a public place, is back in jail today on the same charge.

A new electric power contract for Opelousas is being debated and a public meeting to discuss issues will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Shelia Darjean and Derrick Cortez Banks were united in matrimony on October 3, 2009, at Holy Family Catholic Church.

Jackqueline Guillory Leblanc, who's body was found in the trunk of her car near Opelousas earlier this year, died of a drug overdose, according to autopsy results released Monday.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns football team will look to get back on the winning track when they travel to Miami this weekend to take on Florida International on Saturday in Sun Belt Conference action.

St. Landry Parish is in line to receive $12.7 million in federal hurricane mitigation funds, and the single largest project it hopes to fund with that money will be a multi-agency training center.

Businesses throughout Opelousas and surrounding communities painted the town pink this weekend to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Charter schools, envisioned in 1995 as places to use innovative teaching methods to reach troubled students but didn't always find success, are making a huge comeback now that the state is taking over failed public schools.

OPELOUSAS - The 64th Annual Louisiana Yambilee Festival has been holding events throughout the month and it will get into full swing today with lots of activities for the whole family through Sunday.

About 40 young people who take part in the Opelousas Housing Authority's Network Center's after-school program will be heading to the zoo in Alexandria on Saturday for a day of learning and fun.

Ramona Latrice Lazard and Kenneth Wayne Lamb were united in marriage on October 3, 2009, during a 2 p.m. ceremony at Community Chapel of God in Christ in Opelousas.

Opelousas' annual Children's Christmas Parade will roll Dec. 10, and decorated floats are available for rental for those who want to join the fun.

A carjacking case involving the kidnapping of two small children has resulted in the arrest of four residents.