OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — Opelousas experienced three separate shootings over the past weekend, resulting in multiple arrests and one person injured.
Authorities have made several arrests in connection with the incidents, while community members and law enforcement offer their perspectives on the violence.
The shootings occurred over a span of two days across the city. Opelousas Chief of Police Graig LeBlanc described the events as isolated incidents he said “that does not define the city,” while community members like Shauna Sias suggest a lack of resources may be a contributing factor to the violence…