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	Opelousas and St. Landry Parish
		Opelousas, population 20,000, third oldest city in Louisiana, is the parish seat of St. Landry Parish.
		Opelousas was part of the Louisiana Purchase acquired by the United States in 1803.
		Clifton Chenier, the undisputed king of zydeco, was born in 1925 near Opelousas, the son of sharecroppers.
	www.lsue.edu /acadgate/opelous.htm (0 words)

	Opelousas, Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The city of Opelousas is the parish seat of St.
		During the American Civil War, Opelousas briefly served as the Confederate capital of Louisiana in 1862.
		Opelousas is the native town of 1972 Olympic champion Rodney Milburn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Opelousas,_Louisiana (502 words)

	Opelousas
		The name Opelousas is most commonly interpreted as meaning Blackleg because the Native Americans painted their legs fl in contrast to their light colored bodies.
		Opelousas was officially established then, 1720, so it is the third oldest city in the state.
		Opelousas still celebrates the French traditions of fais-do-do, boucherie, the coup de main, and charvari.
	www.coonass.com /opelousa.htm (446 words)

	OPELOUSAS CHAPTER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Opelousas chapter was organized on George Washington's birthday, February 22, 1951, at the home of charter member, Miss Adele Lawler and the presiding officer was Mrs.
		The chapter name was taken from the City of Opelousas, seat of St. Landry Parish, site of the chapter's origin and home of the majority of its members.
		The Poste of Opelousas was established around 1720 with military support and became a travelers' stopping point between Natchitoches and New Orleans.
	www.geocities.com /opelousasdar (170 words)

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