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- Police Beat
St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people Friday : Damon Antonio Stephaney, 31, 621 Market St., Opelousas, charged with speeding, driving with a suspended ...
- Handicapped hunter bags 240-lb. buck
KROTZ SPRINGS - A 14-year-old boy who is paralyzed from the chest down has a big trophy deer this year - an 8-point, 240-pound buck.
- Paralyzed 14-Year-Old Hunter Shoots Trophy Deer
A 14-year-old boy who is paralyzed from the chest down has a big trophy deer this year - an 8-point, 240-pound buck.
- Police Beat
St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people Monday: Terry Cullivan, 52, 992 Wisdom Road, Opelousas, charged with domestic abuse battery.
- In and around the parish
The Iota Epsilon Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. of Opelousas is sponsoring a Phi Beta Sigma "Reclaiming Social" at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the St.
- Some bridges re-opening
Some highways are reopening but Interstate 49 north of Opelousas remains closed, according to Trooper Gilbert Dardar Jr.
- In and around the parish
The Brig. Gen. J.J. Alfred A. Mouton Camp #778 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Palace Cafe.
- In and around parish
The Krotz Springs Volunteer Fire Department Christmas Parade will begin at 2 p.m. today.
- UPDATE 9:30 AM Winter Weather Driving/Road Conditions in Troop I Area
Troop I UPDATE 9:30 AM Winter Weather Driving/Road Conditions in Troop I Area LOUISIANA STATE POLICE COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent TROOP I- NEWS RELEASE For Immediate ...
- Winter mix creates havoc on roadways
The heaviest snow in recent memory closed roads, downed power and phone lines and caused general mischief throughout the region Thursday morning, especially in northern portions of Acadiana.
- Snow, ice close portions of I-10, I-49
Snow fell on much of Acadiana before dawn this morning. The snowfall was heavy enough to force the closure of a portion of area interstates and cause traffic problems in northern Acadia.
- In and around the parish
Boss Riders Motorcycle Club is sponsoring its first annual toy drive at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the St.
- Police Beat
St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people Tuesday : Mickey Joseph Guillory, 27, 928 Gordan St., Opelousas, charged with remaining after being forbidden, ...
- Police Beat
St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people Monday : Joseph Harry Hill Jr., 25, 1239 Daly Street, Opelousas, arrested by Franklin Sheriff's Office on bench ...
- Man Arrested For Stealing Cattle
Two agencies worked together to arrest a Krotz Springs man for allegedly shooting six calves and taking them.
- In and around parish
The Arnaudville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 12th Annual La Course de Cajun 5K/1 Mile Run or Walk beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Little Flower Auditorium.
- 'He loves people'
After almost 65 years in the funeral home business, Marks Comeaux is stepping down.
- Police Beat
The Opelousas Police Department arrested the following person Friday. Benjamin Chatman, 46, 1116 Story St., Opelousas, distribution of schedule II drugs.
- Police Beat
St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people over the Sunday: Rose Marie Daigre, 43, 62 Vanassellberg Road, Elmer, charged with third offense driving while ...
Krotz Springs Classifieds
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City DescriptionKrotz Springs is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana on the Atchafalaya River. The population was 1,219 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Opelousas–Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Around the turn of the 20th century, an Ohio native, C W Krotz, bought 20,000 acres (81 km) of woodland around the Atchafalaya Basin and set up a sawmill to trim the trees hauled out of the basin. The tiny settlement that grew up around the mill was called Lantania (fan palm), after the bayou of the same name and the types of palm plants found in the area.
Thinking he was sitting on an untapped pool of oil Krotz put down the first oil well in St. Landry Parish, but he struck water instead of oil which became known as Krotz’s spring. The spring was used to supply water for the developing sawmill town and Krotz even bottled the water, selling it throughout the country.
In 1909, a post office was established in the town, and the obvious choice was Krotz Springs.
Krotz Springs is located at 30°32′15″N 91°45′18″W / 30.5375, -91.755 (30.537565, -91.754926).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²).
As of the census of 2000, there were ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- St. Landry Parish
- Louisiana
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