... Downs in Opelousas, Louisiana. The sale, now in its eighth year, is scheduled for March 21, beginning at 10 a.m. CST. The under-tack show is scheduled for March 20 at noon. The sale will be held at the new Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino ...

In may have been years in the making, but a new 117-room, four-story hotel is finally rising beside Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino. "It is wonderful ... Opelousas Mayor Donald Cravins Sr. called the new hotel a great addition to the city. "