Recent yearly data shows extremely high levels of gunfire in Opelousas during the first minutes of the New Year. This type of ...

Sa’Davian Matthew George, seventeen at the time of the crime, was found guilty of the first-degree murder by assault by drive ...

A St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office corrections officer has been arrested on a charge of bringing narcotics into the parish ...

The annual Children's Christmas Parade in Opelousas brought the holiday vibes to downtown. The whole area was lit up with ...

Abbeville sits in the heart of Cajun Country, where life moves at the pace of a slow-cooked gumbo. The town square features a beautiful courthouse that looks like it belongs on a postcard. Your ...

Deputies with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate the case of a teenager arriving at a ...

Check out the Daily Advertiser's first biweekly Top 10 boys basketball power rankings. Ranking the top area teams after some weeks of play.

A 16-year-old was taken to Opelousas General Hospital last night for a gunshot wound according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s ...

A teen was taken to Opelousas General Hospital for a gunshot wound, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. The ...

Friends and supporters of the church launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover repairs and install security upgrades.

According to a press release by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, Assistant Warden Capt. Sheumaker was monitoring the ...

Questions are emerging about the conditions of a Louisiana jail as investigators continue to search for a man who escaped ...