by J. Christian Lewis | Mar 18, 2023 | Family
PRO-LIFE GROUP HELPS MOTHERS TO THE FINISH LINE OPC Director of Operations April Sharp Opelousas Pregnancy Center (OPC) held its second annual “Geaux the Extra Mile” 5K today. Local runners and walkers gathered on this cool and overcast morning at Opelousas’ South...
by J. Christian Lewis | Jan 28, 2023 | Government
Judge Jules Edwards III won the December 10, 2022, runoff election for Lafayette City Court with 52% of the vote to Roya Boustany’s 48%. He recently shared with Covenant Spotlight his thoughts on campaigning, party affiliation, ethnicity and the role of faith in...
by J. Christian Lewis | Jan 14, 2023 | Family
COFFEE, DOUGHNUTS, AND PRAYERS FOR FAITFULNESS AND FELLOWSHIP Lisa Rivers pulled into an empty parking lot at Westminster Christian Academy. The parking lot sat empty on this crisp and clear Saturday in Opelousas. Having already put in a full work...
by J. Christian Lewis | Oct 29, 2022 | Government
WILL LAFAYETTE FIND TRUE JUSTICE WITH NEW JUDGE? When sunglasses come off revealing a black eye, questions arise: was there an accident? a mugging? an abusive relationship? Judge Michelle Odinet’s recorded use of racial slurs knocked Lafayette’s sunglasses off for the...
by J. Christian Lewis | Oct 29, 2022 | Government
On New Year’s Day 2021, Jules Edwards awakened for the first time in 28 years no longer a judge. His tenure on the state court bench since 1993 had officially ended. Though now in retirement, he kept with military precision the morning routine he had...
