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Catholic schools were the first organized schools in Opelousas, dating back to the 1850s. The town’s Catholic schools included St. Mary’s Academy, Academy of the Immaculate Conception, Ursuline Convent of Opelousas, St. Joseph’s Academy, St. Joseph College, Holy Ghost School, and today Opelousas Catholic School located on Prudhomme Lane near St.

Perrodin’s Hall once stood at the corner of Main and E. Grolee streets. In 1882, Perrodin brothers, Jules and August purchased the building which was originally designed for a cotton seed oil mill, near Victor Bourdin’s Mill on Bayou Tesson at the corner of Grolee and Market streets. The building was dismantled and rebuilt on …

On the corner of Union, North and Main streets once stook a guesthouse called the Union Hotel. From 1822 to 1894 it hosted many visitors and provided a venue for huge balls and entertainments. Besides the Union Hotel, it was also know as the E. Claude House. In 1894 the old hotel and other nearby …