Opelousas Jr. High school faces state takeover or merger; the district has 2 weeks to come up with a merger plan and the ...

Parents speak out after Opelousas Junior High earns its seventh straight F, as the state pushes the district toward a merger or state takeover.

A burn ban remains in effect for Vermilion Parish and St. Landry Parish, while St. Martin Parish has now been added to the ...

The St. Landry Parish School Board is facing a major decision as the state has issued an ultimatum. The Louisiana Department of Education is demanding ...

Officials urge Acadian residents to respect burn bans and avoid outdoor burning due to the heightened risk of wildfires from ...

Several arrests have been made in connection with multiple shootings in Opelousas, LA, including charges of attempted second degree murder, illegal use of weapons, and aggravated criminal damage to ...

A Breaux Bridge man was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly making threats that led to a temporary lockdown of schools in the Cecilia area, deputies said.

From timberlands in St. Landry Parish to farmland in Allen Parish, rural Louisiana has long been defined by hard work, natural resources and close-knit communities. Today, rural parishes have the ...

A West Baton Rouge jury found a man accused of home invasion and attempted possession of a firearm by a convicted felon ...

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser spares one lucky mudbug in St. Landry Parish, celebrating Louisiana’s crawfish economy and Cajun ...

School districts are weighing how to comply with a state law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments after an ...

In its Jan. 26 editorial, the newspaper’s editorial staff imagined that U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins might have something reasonable to say about the necessity of due process and equal protection ...