Opelousas schools face consolidation

St. Landry Parish School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto confers with Lyn Kenley of Volker during Monday’s retreat. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
A decision to consolidate Opelousas elementary schools and build new classrooms and restrooms elsewhere in the parish may be made as soon as today. The plan for the Opelousas schools was made at a School Board retreat on Monday that focused on how to spend about $37 million in ESSER 3 funds and about $7 million in ESSER 2 funds. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund was…

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