Opelousas

According to Developing Lafayette, Ollie's Bargain Outlet will be opening soon in the former Stage retail space off of I-49 on the service road.

The out-of-towners were hoping to get some authentic, delicious Cajun food and, they did...but when they least expected it, they got much more.

A historic business in Opelousas has reopened.

Our media partners at KATC-TV 3 report today that a contract worker in Opelousas fell to his death.

The teen remains in the hospital.

The structure is listed as a 4-bedroom, 2-bath house with 2,900 sq ft under roof. It has high ceilings, real wood floors, and 6 fireplaces. SIX!!

What happens when you mix a sixth-grader, hunting, and poetry? A stroke of genius.

The owners of Toby's Lounge say they hope to reopen.

Owner Michael Fontenot took to Facebook to make the announcement that the restaurant will be closing on May 28, 2022.

No timetable has been set.

A Deridder man has been brought back to Opelousas as local authorities believe he played a key role in the armed robbery and death of a local man.

Thieves hit a local car dealership and reportedly stole every catalytic converter from the cars on the lot.

An Opelousas police officer is being applauded by many on social media after he showed his compassion for a young boy who was having a bad day.

There are only 4 official reports of sightings in the Opelousas area, but something tells me that more people have seen things and just haven't reported them.

Local police departments are reporting a total of three separate shooting incidents across Acadiana last night or in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Park Vista Elementary is getting buy-in from its teachers, parents, and community members in teaching literacy. That buy-in was on full display during the school's Read Across America event.

A man accused of shooting someone with bb shots from a shotgun in August 2020 has been arrested.

48-year-old Stacy Levier of Opelousas is now being interviewed by investigators after witnesses told police that he was abducted at gunpoint over the weekend.

Shon Jolivette of Opelousas thought he could seek shelter in the Walmart Distribution Center after he and another possible suspect allegedly committed an armed robbery at a local business.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz said his office was notified just before 1:30 am that a male subject was dropped off at a local hospital with a gunshot wound. The man later died from his injury.