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OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — A white Opelousas police officer who was fired after beating a Black teen while he was restrained in a hospital bed has been convicted on three counts of malfeasance in ...
The Opelousas Police Department is assisting law enforcement authorities from Madison County in locating an escaped inmate, ...
The Opelousas Police are on the lookout for Raymond Latrelle Howard, who escaped custody on July 4, last seen ditching his ...
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — Sgt. Tyron Andrepont, a white Opelousas police officer fired after beating a Black teen while he was restrained in a hospital bed, has been convicted on three counts of ...
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church rebuilt its sanctuary after the historically Black church in Opelousas was destroyed by arson in 2019.
The only independent bookstore in Opelousas, Louisiana is a cultural hub for Creole and Acadian history. Here's what makes Black Pot Bookshop special.
The only independent bookstore in Opelousas, Louisiana is a cultural hub for Creole and Acadian history. Here's what makes Black Pot Bookshop special.
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)– Three trailblazers were honored Saturday for being the first Black police officers in Opelousas. In the 1950s, Bernard Lewis, Phillip Stelly and Julius Guillory joined the ...
Carolyn Baker-Marzette broke barriers when she was called to serve as the first black female officer at the Opelousas Police Department. More than 20 years later Marzette is being honored for ...
A teacher at Northeast Elementary in Opelousas is using the "roll call" chant as a tool for her student to learn black history.
The only independent bookstore in Opelousas, Louisiana is a cultural hub for Creole and Acadian history. Here's what makes Black Pot Bookshop special.