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St. Landry Parish civil cases

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial Court District, Opelousas.
Wednesday, April 3
Sallie Joann Bearb vs Blake James Bearb, divorce.

90 mph winds, tornadoes battered St. Landry Parish

A fast moving squall line raced across St. Landry Parish with straight-line winds up to 90 mph and two confirmed tornadoes downing dozens of trees and closing about 50 roads on Wednesday.

News notes

Belly Buddies Color Fun Run set April 13
There will be a Belly Buddies Color Fun Run in downtown Eunice from 10 a.m. until noon on April 13.

Cloudy eclipse view

Eunice photographer Dwight Jodon captured a photo of the eclipse peaking through the clouds on Monday.

Parish sales tax collections continue to increase

Sales tax collections in St. Landry Parish continue to show a year over year increase, according to statistics released by the St. Landry Parish School Board tax division on Monday.

St. Landry Parish Courthouse closed

The St. Landry Parish Courthouse will be closed today for severe weather. Parish Government employees will report to work for 10am. The courthouse will reopen tomorrow.
For more information contact Parish Government at 337-948-3688.

St. Landry Parish public schools closed Wednesday

Due to severe weather forecasted for our area on Wednesday, all St. Landry Parish schools and administrative offices will be closed. This closure includes all after-school activities and sports practices.