Historic train travels through St. Landry Parish on 10-state tour
By Claudette Olivier
and Carissa Hebert
The Church Point News and Kinder Courier
A Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive never made a trip along the “O.G.” railroad between Opelousas and Church Point, but one of the 1.2 million pound train engines got as close as it will likely ever get to Church Point.
On Thursday, as part of the 10-state Big Boy 2021 Tour, Big Boy No. 4014 traveled east alon...