Leonville News

This weekend, a crowd of 10,000-plus is expected in Plaisance, a St. Landry Parish village on Hwy.

A major sinkhole in Leonville is causing some major headaches for residents of that small community.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: n Glynis Fournerat, 45, 99 University Place, Eunice, solicitation for murder.

The first phase in the competition for St. Landry Parish's Student of the Year is complete.

A gaping hole appeared on one side of Church Road where the shoulder of the road had once been, near the entrace to the parking lot of St.

A St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputy, the second in as many weeks, has been arrested on drug charges.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz personally delivered bright orange reflective trick-or-treat bags Tuesday to students at Leonville Elementary School.

ERATH - Raymond "LaLa" Lalonde will be honored by the Acadian Museum at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

A St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputy and his girlfriend have been arrested and charged with multiple drug violations for what police are describing as "doctor shopping." Currently being held in the St.

Blanche Louise Davis and Joseph Lee Kempt Jr. were united in holy matrimony on the 17th day of October, 2009 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Opelousas at 7:30 in the evening.

Donald and Eva White of Opelousas are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Melissa Ann to Brian Roland Richard, son of Maurice and Theresa Richard of Hockessin, DE.

Jennifer Lauren Doucet and Duane Allen Huval will be united in holy matrimony on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Coteau, LA.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: n Freddie Louis Vaughn Jr., 31, 1342 Haywood Street Lot 8, Opelousas, charged with manslaughter and arrested on a bench warrant for failure to pay fine for simple criminal damage to property.

It was a small but fervent group that gathered Saturday morning at St. Katherine Catholic Church in Leonville for the Blessing of the Animals.

It is a tradition among Catholics everywhere to gather during the first week of October for the blessing of the animals, also known as the blessing of the pets.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: n Devlin Dakin Stelly, 21, 184 Carrier St., Opelousas, La., arrested by Leonville Police Dept., charged with disturbing the peace by fighting, two counts of simple battery, and two counts of public intimidation.

St. Landry Parish festival queens are conducting a month-long collection drive in conjunction with Petsmart to save homeless pets.

Archives from August 13, 2009 Get engaged in budget process For the past two weeks, members of the Lafayette City-Parish Council have been going about the very difficult work of setting priorities for your tax dollars.

Some students in Saint Landry Parish are getting an extended summer vacation after their school caught fire.

When firefighters arrived at the burning gymnasium of Leonville Elementary School, they entered the building, hoping to fight the fire from the inside.