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St. Landry Parish Location
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St. Landry Parish

While St. Landry Parish offers all of the business amenities and services which appeal to commercial establishments, it also affords its residents a high quality of life with good schools, low crime rates and abundant recreational opportunities.
Voting Districts
Congress-
ional
Supreme
Court
Court of Appeals
Circuit ~District
Public
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BESESenateHouseJudicial
7 5 3 ~ 3 4 3, 7, 8 24, 26, 28 38-41 27
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Communities of St. Landry Parish


There are 11 incorporated communities in St. Landry Parish.



Arnaudville


Cankton


Eunice


Grand Coteau


Krotz Springs


Leonville


Melville


OPELOUSAS


Palmetto


Port Barre


Sunset


Washington



Unincorporated areas of interest in the parish include Augusta, Bayou Current, Big Cane, Courtableu, Beggs, Bristol, Dubuisson, Elba, Faubourg, Garland, Goodwood, Grand Prairie, Hazelwood, Lawtell, Lebeau, Ledoux, Lemoyen, Lewisburg, Macland, McClure, Morrow, Nuba, Pecaniere, Pitreville, Plaisance, Prairie Ronde, Robin, Rosa, Savoy, Shuteston, Soileau, Swords, Tucker, Whiteville, Veltin, and Waxia

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Forests, Parks and Preserves

Thistlewaite Wildlife Management Area







Waterways

Atchafalaya River
Bayou Carencro
Bayou Des Glaises Diversion Canal
Bayou Rouge
Bayou Petite Prairie
Bayou Petite Prairie
Bayou Teche
Bayou Courtableau
Bayou Cocodrie



State Historical Markers

Black Academy
at Mt. Olive Baptist Church

Grand Coteau
Opelousas
Port Barre
Site of Bowie Residence
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History

1805
When the Territory of Orleans is divided into counties the present-day St. Landry Parish is part of Opelousas County
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Schools and Libraries

Schools
 
Vocational
 
Higher
Education

 
Libraries
Louisiana State University
Eunice LeDoux Library

Director - Dr. Sue P Forrest
P. O. Box 1129
Eunice, LA 70535-1129


318-257-7311 x 380      FAX 337-546-6620
Email -
www.lsue.edu    


Opelousas - Eunice Public Library

Director -Walter O. Stubbs
249 E Grolee St.
P. O. Box 249
Opelousas, LA 70571

318-948-3693      FAX 318-948-5200
Email -    

1 Branch - Eunice


Louisiana College
Richard W. Norton Memorial Library


Director -W. T. Martin
1140 College Blvd.
P. O. Box 249
Opelousas, LA 71359

337-487-7201      FAX 337-487-7191
Email - martin@lacollege.edu    




South Landry Community Library

Director -Elizabeth G. Pellerin
235 Marie St.
Sunset, LA 70584

337-662-3442      FAX 337-662-3475
Email - epelleri@pelican.state.lib.la.us    




American Library Directory 1999-2000, R. R. Bowker
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