Grand Coteau News

The Seven-Mile Yard Sale is scheduled 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and stretches all the way from Arnaudville to Grand Coteau, running along Hwy 93 East.Everyone is invited to set up tables Held rain or shine.

The person responsible for stealing money from the Grand Coteau Town Hall is still on the loose.

Red balloons will mark the site of scores, if not hundreds of yard sales stretching from Arnaudville to Grand Coteau this Saturday when the Seven-Mile Yard Sale makes it summer return.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people Tuesday: Black Wayne Courville, 18, 236 Bear St., Port Barre, charged with disturbing the peace, simple criminal ...

Orientation will be held 5 p.m. July 31 at the Magnet Academy For Cultural Arts for all new students.

Certified Safety Training, LLC will be offering the following American Red Cross learning to swim classes for children with disabilities: Session 3: 3 p.m. July 14 to July 24.

The Town of Grand Coteau will be conducting leak-smoke tests of its sewer system today and Wednesday.

Jesuit Spirituality Center in Grand Coteau announces the following individually directed eight-day retreats for 2008: July 14 to 23 August 4 to 13 September 8 to 17 Five-day and three-day directed retreats ...

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people over the weekend: Calvin Williams Jr., 42, 1245 Margie St., Opelousas, charged with driving while intoxicated, ...

Sometime between the close of business Thursday and when workers arrived at City Hall Friday morning, someone stole $2,100 from the town of Grand Coteau.

Kathryn Lee Wiegel of Baton Rouge, Louisiana formerly of Yazoo City and Cal Randal Fontenot of Baton Rouge were united in marriage at First Baptist Church in Zachary, Louisiana on May 6, 2008, at six o'clock in ...

Jaime Renee Jarrell and Travis Wayne Olinde exchanged marriage vows June 28, in Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church.

Financial problems at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office caused by the rapidly rising cost of gasoline had threatened to derail a trash collection effort that is removing tons of litter from parish ...

Jude Tauzin has a lot to celebrate these days. About two weeks ago, his second child came into the world.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following person on Thursday : Peter Bessard, 49, 216 Plaisance St., Opelousas, charged with three counts of simple burglary.

By William Johnson * wjohnson@dailyworld.com * June 8, 2008 Starting Monday, more than 50,000 property owners in St.

Innovative school staff from around the parish met at the National Wetlands Research Center on Friday to map out ways to integrate creative instruction into their curriculum.

You have two forks that you took from your parents' house when you moved out. You have a couple from the set you bought a few years ago and one that you borrowed from someone at work and forgot to return.

LSU Health Sciences Center awarded graduate degrees in the health sciences to 135 students May 24 during commencement exercise.

American Bank & Trust Company has promoted Cheryl Byrom to assistant vice-president. Byrom serves the bank as a customer service representative and in sales and marketing.