• St. Landry Parish Courthouse and Jail - Opelousas LA
    The St. Landry Parish Courthouse was undertaken in Opelousas, Louisiana during the Great Depression with the assistance of funds provided by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The facilities were part of the largest wave of courthouse construction in Louisiana history, with eleven total courthouses erected in the period of  1936-1940. Constructed with "Mayan setbacks at the top" and "deco light fixtures" (Leighninger, 2007), the courthouse cost $481,794.