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Witnesses told police that the shooting victim was armed and entered a room where a card game was taking place.

In both cases, the victims were shot by their nephews although the two cases are not related.

The school says that as of now they are planning for kids to return to school in January after the winter break.

The Opelousas Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place in the overnight hours that left one person injured.

Three arrests have been made in connection with the shootings, more arrests are likely.

Holden Matthews had been set for sentencing in federal court in Lafayette later this month. But court records show the sentencing has been rescheduled for Oct. 16 — after courthouse restrictions related to the new coronavirus expire.

The complaint stems from an alleged incident that took place at an Opelousas hospital in 2019.

The suspect fired multiple rounds, one of them hit a gas line near a housing complex in Opelousas.

We chose ten Louisiana communities that are often called by other names. Surprisingly, sometimes those names are not too flattering.

A man died on Saturday night in Opelousas after he crashed his car into the front of a building on Landry Street near Railroad Avenue.