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About Opelousas, LA

Opelousas takes its name from the Native American tribe Opelousa who had occupied the area before European contact. The first recorded European arrived in the Opelousas Territory in 1690. He was a French coureur de bois (trapper and hunter). French traders arrived later to trade with the Opelousas Indians. The French encouraged immigration to Opelousas Post before they ceded Louisiana to Spain in 1762.