The Opelousas Police Department is assisting law enforcement authorities from Madison County in locating an escaped inmate, ...

Opelousas is hosting its fifth annual Red, White and Boom event on July 4th, featuring fun activities for kids, a grand ...

Chenier came to be known as the King of Zydeco. He toured Europe; won a Grammy for his 1982 album, I’m Here! ; performed at ...

Cousins from both the branches of Pope Leo XIV's extended family, the side that passed for white and the side that remained Black, are eager to reconnect.

Louisiana musician Clifton Chenier would have been 100 on June 25, and a new tribute album featuring The Rolling Stones ...

The lively songs and performances of Clifton Chenier, who would have turned 100 today, brought fans—including the Rolling ...

The Opelousas Police are on the lookout for Raymond Latrelle Howard, who escaped custody on July 4, last seen ditching his ...

The Supreme Court ordered further arguments over Louisiana's congressional map that created a second majority-Black district.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday put off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall. The case is being closely ...

The Supreme Court is putting off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall. The court issued a brief order Friday. The case ...