Opelousas
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Xavier Ellis, 28, a Ferriday native now teaching in Opelousas, Louisiana, said Lewis’ life is an inspiration.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
Cravins, now an attorney in Opelousas, led the request to remove the statue with the support of retired Opelousas City Court Judge Vanessa Harris.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Steely gray skies were barely visible through the stretch of oak trees lining Opelousas Avenue.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2021
Raised on a farm in the small town of Opelousas in south-central Louisiana, Prudhomme took over the kitchen at the haute-Creole Commander’s Palace in New Orleans in 1975 and quickly reinvented the gumbo there.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2019
This must be ascribed to the fact that immediately after entering Opelousas the most stringent and careful orders were given for the regulation of future marches, and the punishment of stragglers and marauders.
From History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Irwin, Richard B. (Richard Biddle)
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