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Sonic Employees Help Coworker Who Lost Everything in Fire Play Video

December 20, 2011 6:49 PM

A house fire leaves one Opelousas woman without anything, let alone Christmas presents for her three children. Her co-workers at Sonic teamed up to play Santa this holiday season. Crystal Rue said, "it started from a heater and the car caught on fire and it went on from there."... more »
Opelousas Fire

January 21, 2011 4:23 PM

Opelousas firefighters battled a house fire at an abandoned home last night for nearly two hours. Asst. Fire Chief John C. Saucier says they arrived at 808 North Main Street at 8:56, two minutes after a passerby reported the fire. Saucier says a police officer and a couple of... more »
Opelousas Receives 2.8 Million in Federal Funds

March 24, 2010 7:08 PM

Cities in St. Landry Parish are getting a make-over, thanks to 12.7 million dollars in federal funds. That money was awarded to help the parish recover from damage in the wake of Hurricanes Ike and Gustav. The biggest winner of the funds is Opelousas. Don Menard,... more »