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by Van Reed | Oct 7, 2020

Parish-wide Curfew

For immediate releaseMarch 24, 2020 Executive Order 2020-6 St. Landry begins parish-wide curfew OPELOUSAS — St. Landry Parish will begin a parish-wide adult and juvenile curfew every day from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. effective Tuesday, March 24, until April 12 or the end of the state’s Stay at Home Order as part of the …

St. Landry Parish President Takes a Leave of Absence

For immediate releaseMarch 17, 2020 St. Landry Parish President Takes a Leave of Absence OPELOUSAS — St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot announced that he would take a leave of absence to recuperate from an illness not related to the recent coronavirus outbreak. Fontenot has been diagnosed with a type of skin cancer known as …

COVID-19 Emergency Declaration

For immediate releaseMarch 17, 2020 St. Landry declares virus emergency as ‘precautionary measure St. Landry Parish declared a state of emergency yesterday amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, primarily as a precautionary measure, officials say.  There were no confirmed cases of the illness in the parish as of Tuesday morning, but Parish President …