Jimmy J. Olivier Jr., 52, of Darryl Lane in Port Barre, was arrested with one count of Cruelty to Animals on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. On Saturday, December 24, Animal Control Director Spencer Cornette was notified by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office that they received a complaint about a dog that had no food …
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Burn Ban Lifted
November 9, 2022 | St. Landry Parish Lifts Burn Ban OPELOUSAS – St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard has lifted the burn ban issued last month due to dry conditions. The rescind order is effective as of 8 a.m., November 9, 2022, and effectively ends the original order issued on October 4.
St. Landry Parish Issue Burn Ban
Oct 4, 2022 | St. Landry Parish Government has issued a burn ban in the parish effective Tuesday, October 4, 2022 The ban includes anything with an open flame that produces an ember. The wind can carry floating embers away from the original fire and start a spot fire. “This order will assist our first …
New Garbage Collection Provider in St. Landry
Starting October 1, 2022, Bayou State Waste, LLC will be your new service provider for residential garbage collection. In order to provide excellent service throughout St. Landry Parish, collection days have been revamped. New Schedule Collection service will be going from twice a week, to once a week parish wide. Your new collection day will be …
Emergency Alert System Rolled Out
May 31, 2022 | St. Landry Parish Government has announced a new tool to assist it with emergency preparedness just in time for hurricane season. The Parish has set up a telephone-based mass notifications system to warn citizens about local emergencies, hazards, and other threats. The new emergency alert system will provide rapid notification of …
Burn Ban Lifted
February 23, 2022 | St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard is rescinding the parish-wide burn ban order issued earlier this month. The rescind order is effective as of 4 p.m., February 23, 2022, and effectively ends the original order issued on February 7. A statewide burn ban is expected to be lifted on February 23. …
St. Landry Parish Issues Burn Ban
February 7, 2022 | St. Landry Parish Government has issued a burn ban in the parish effective Monday, February 7, 2022. The ban includes anything with an open flame that produces an ember. The wind can carry floating embers away from the original fire and start a spot fire. “This order will assist our first …
Evangeline Downs Opens New Sportsbook
OPELOUSAS, LA – On December 17, Evangeline Downs officially hosted a ceremony that opened their new sports book called The Fanduel Sportsbook. Those in attendance at the ceremony were Parish President Jessie Bellard, Opelousas Mayor Julius Alsondor, Evangeline Downs staff, and former Saints and LSU running back, Dalton Hilliard. Dalton Hilliard was the first person …
Aerial Mosquito Spraying to Begin
September 23, 2021 | St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard has scheduled an aerial spray operation this week for all areas within St. Landry in order to help reduce the number of mosquitoes resulting from the flooding caused by Hurricanes Ida and Nicholas. The aerial application will begin September 24, 2021, at approximately 7:00 pm …
Statement on Voting Precinct Reduction
August 17, 2021 | OPELOUSAS — St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard is speaking out about a reduction in polling precincts in the parish and exploring ways to remedy the situation. In 2019, the state asked local governments to look at consolidating precincts to save money on costly elections. The request suggested closing any precincts …