May 19, 2021 | OPELOUSAS – St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard announced Wednesday that landowners that are behind on their property taxes could see the parish take over their land. “We have several landlords in the parish not paying their taxes but still collecting rent and making money off these properties,” said Bellard. He …
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Fund Established for Tornado Victims
April 13, 2021 | OPELOUSAS — The Hope Alliance Community Development Corporation is announcing they have partnered with the Community Foundation of Acadian to establish a relief fund for the victims of the April 10th tornado near Palmetto. Donations to the fund can be made at cfacadiana.org/hopealliance. “Some families have lost everything. They have nothing …
Parish Asking for Help Identifying Damage
April 11, 2021 | OPELOUSAS – St. Landry Parish Government officials are asking residents to help the parish identify damage caused by the severe weather and tornado on April 9th and 10th by visiting damage.la.gov. Residents whose home or business have experienced storm damage due to this weekend’s severe weather or the Plametto tornado are …
Possible Tornado Hits Parish
Saturday April 10, 2021 | (ST. LANDRY PARISH, LOUISIANA) – St. Landry parish Government is on-site of a possible tornado that hit the parish at 2:15 a.m. Saturday. The tornado touched down on Bolden Road off of LA 359 near Palmetto. Emergency officials are reporting one fatality and seven injuries. The fatality identification is not being …
President’s Statement on Former Animal Control Director’s Arrest
March 13, 2021 | The St. Landry Parish Animal Control Center’s former director has been arrested, booked on theft charges and malfeasance in office Friday. Stacey Alleman McKnight, who was the director from February 3, 2015, to March 8, 2020, has been charged with 3 counts of theft of livestock by the Louisiana Livestock Brand …
State Asking for Winter Weather Damage Report
February 22, 2021 | BATON ROUGE – The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, along with St. Landry Parish Emergency Preparedness, is asking residents who had damage due to the winter weather event to report that damage through GOSHEP’s self-reporting tool. The self-reporting survey, located at damage.la.gov, will help local and state emergency managers …
Statement on the Death of Sheriff Laura Balthazar
February 8, 2021 | St Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard issued the following statement on the death of retired St. Landry Parish Sheriff and Chief Deputy Laura Balthazar. “Sheriff Laura Balthazar was a respected community leader, advocate, and veteran of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. She was truly a role model to all in …
Committee Begins Looking into Parish Drainage
January 20, 2019 | OPELOUSAS – The first meeting of the St. Landry Parish Public Works Committee was held this week in an effort by Parish President Jessie Bellard to include public input into parish planning. The committee focused on drainage issues during the initial meeting. The committee comprised of members of the public, parish …
St. Landry Parish Animal Shelter Temporarily Closed
December 14, 2020 | OPELOUSAS — The St. Landry Parish Animal Shelter will be closed to the public and accept emergency calls only after a worker was exposed to COVID-19. “As a precaution, we have decided to close the shelter to the general public,” said Parish President Jessie Bellard. “For the safety of our workers …
Additional Measures Added to Fight COVID-19 in Parish Jail
December 9, 2020 | OPELOUSAS – St. Landry Parish Government and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office is monitoring the parish jail conditions and inmates who have contracted the coronavirus. For months, parish jail officials have kept the COVID-19 outbreak at bay, but several inmates and employees have recently tested positive for the virus. Parish …