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🌱 Police detail what led to a double stabbing on West Blanchard

Opelousas, Louisiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Opelousas! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Police detail what led to a double stabbing on West Blanchard
  • How Opelousas schools and police are teaming up against trafficking risks
  • Where Opelousas Catholic fits in this year’s LHSAA playoff picture

Also on today's calendar: Opelousas Farmers' Market and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Variable clouds, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 66.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Opelousas man arrested after argument with woman escalates and they both end up stabbed (kadn.com) — Police say an argument inside an Opelousas home on West Blanchard Street turned violent Sunday evening, leaving both a man and a woman with multiple stab wounds. The man, identified by officers as an Opelousas resident, was arrested on an attempted manslaughter charge after hospital treatment, while the woman remains hospitalized as detectives continue their investigation.
   

• Human Trafficking Awareness (stlandrynow.com) — Human trafficking awareness efforts are ramping up in Opelousas, with the Sunrise Rotary Club and Opelousas Police Department working alongside parish schools to train staff and post warning materials. Speaker Tom Mehire says local poverty and single-parent households can make St. Landry youth vulnerable, and he’s seeking more community support to fund prevention posters and education.
   

• Louisiana's LHSAA baseball regional playoffs get under way on Wednesday with top seeds joining the postseason fray (sportingnews.com) — Opelousas Catholic’s baseball team is among the top seeds entering this week’s LHSAA regional playoffs, as Louisiana’s best high school squads begin best-of-three series statewide. The article breaks down early upsets, key matchups, and the full playoff schedule running through the May championship rounds.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Church Point

  • Louisiana's LHSAA softball bi-district playoffs yield few surprises as higher seeds dominate (sportingnews.com)

Arnaudville

  • GoFundMe for New Iberia hit-and-run victim's funeral costs (klfy.com)

Carencro

  • Talented Louisiana four-star commits to LSU football (usatoday.com)
  • Fatal chase raises concerns about St. Landry ‘Second Chance' program (katc.com)
  • Lafayette man arrested in connection to fatal Carencro hit-and-run (cenlanow.com)

Ok Opelousas! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Opelousas

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.