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Louisiana Counties and Parishes: Opelousas County

The Creation of Legal Borders

Opelousas County

Chap. XXV.

AN ACT For dividing the territory of Orleans into Counties, and establishing courts of inferior jurisdiction therein.

April 10, 1805

March 31, 1807

(2) Chapter I

AN ACT Supplementary to an Act, entitled "An Act providing for the Superior Court going Circuit," and for establishing Courts of Inferior Jurisdiction."

February 29, 1816

AN ACT Establishing the limits between the county of Oppelousas [sic] and the county of Rapides.

February 7, 1817

AN ACT to establish the boundaries between the counties of Opelousas and Attakapas.