October 7, 2020 | OPELOUSAS – St. Landry Parish President has issued a voluntary evacuation for parish residents living in flood-prone areas and those living in manufactured homes. “We highly encourage you to stay with friends or family during the storm or to look for shelter north of the parish,” said Bellard. “We want everyone …
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Animal Control Fully Operational
September 29, 2020 St. Landry Parish Animal Control Fully Operational OPELOUSAS — St. Landry Parish president Jessie Bellard announced Tuesday that the parish’s animal control is fully operational again. An investigation by the sheriff’s department into three employees found no criminal intent and was turned over to the parish’s human resources office. “We’ve made changes …
St. Landry Parish Animal Control Services Temporarily Limited
For immediate release September 24, 2020 St. Landry Parish Animal Control Services Temporarily Limited OPELOUSAS — St. Landry Parish president Jessie Bellard announced today that the parish’s animal control department would be temporarily unable to handle calls. “I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our residents,” said Bellard. “We’ll be fully operations again as …
Parish Allows Bars to Reopen
OPELOUSAS — St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard has opted to allow bars in the parish to reopen after the Louisiana Department of Health reported COVID-19 positivity rates of less than 5 percent for the last two weeks. Governor John Bell Edwards rules for Phase 3 reopening require parishes to report two consecutive weeks of …
Public Hearing – Millage Increase
St Landry Parish Council to Hold Public Hearing | OPELOUSAS — A public in-person hearing on millage rates will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, at the Old City Market Building, located at 131 West Bellevue Street in Opelousas. The hearing will focus on the St. Landry Parish Council’s proposal to levy …
TS Cristobal Sandbags
Sandbags Available in St. Landry Parish | OPELOUSAS — St. Landry Parish Government has announced sandbagging for the parish will be available Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, at several locations in the parish. Sandbags are free to the residence of St. Landry parish, but the public is asked to maintain social distancing protocols …
COVID-19 Curfew Expires
For Immediate Release:May 15, 2020 St. Landry Parish Curfew Expires OPELOUSAS — The St. Landry Parish nightly curfew expired Friday, May 15. at 6 a.m. The parish-wide curfew was put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in conjunction with the governor’s Stay at Home Order that has also expired. The parish government will …
Update on Fontenot’ Health
For immediate Release:April 20, 2020 Parish President provides update on health OPELOUSAS — St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot gave an update on his health yesterday. Fontenot was diagnosed with a type of skin cancer known as Squamous Cell Carcinoma earlier this year. “My treatments are going well, and I am recovering,” said Fontenot. “I’m …
Curfew Remains in Effect
For Immediate Release:April 16, 2020 St. Landry Parish Curfew Remains in Effect OPELOUSAS — St. Landry Parish government reminds its citizens that the juvenile and adult curfew remains in effect in the parish. The curfew is daily from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. With St Landry Parish experiencing some of the highest amounts of COVID-19 …
Safe Shop
For immediate releaseMarch 31, 2020 Parish grocers urge one shopper, one cart OPELOUSAS — St. Landry grocers and other retailers are urging shoppers to use common sense and shop responsibly as coronavirus benefit checks begin to flow into households. They are urging that only one family member goes to the store to shop for the …