ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KPEL News) - The family of an Opelousas woman is grieving after her ex-boyfriend murdered her in Sunset then killed himself in Iberville Parish.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff's deputies got the call shortly before 2:00 p.m. on Mon...
Louisiana law prohibits sex offenders from distributing treats on Halloween or any other holiday to children under the age of 18, under penalty of imprisonment for 6 months to 3 years. The law didn't stop one Opelousas man who was registered as a sex offender from participating in a church celebration with children in attendance on Halloween night.
There is a trend on social media where people show how easy it is to steal KIAs and Hyundais. Not only that there is a full-length documentary on Netflix where this group of guys literally walk you through the process from start to finish. This trend has unfortunately made its way to Opelousas, Louisiana. Law enforcement is taking action for their community in an effort to prevent any more KIA and Hyundai vehicles from being stolen.
Hot on the heels of the announcements that new Whataburger locations are coming to Youngsville and Breaux Bridge, today we learned a new location will soon be open in Opelousas.
St. Landry Parish detectives discovered a local educator was attempting to defraud Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) for SNAP benefits.
While many folks were not glued to the TVs yesterday as Independence Day celebrations were going on, you probably missed a pretty cool thing on Jeopardy!
The Chief of Police says the use of this new technology will allow his officers more time to serve the public in other ways while still keeping speeders at bay.