ICE just made an arrest three miles from home. Stuart Amidon and David Riley dig into what happened in Opelousas, then go deeper: what does Scripture actually say about borders, the melting pot myth, and why national identity matters. A local story that opens up a much bigger conversation.

https://theparishcircuit.com/three-men-detained-in-opelousas-as-ice-sweeps-reach-st-landry-parish/

Daylight saving time just passed the House, and Stuart Amidon and David Riley are here for it. On this episode of The Parish Circuit, they break down the 1918 farm-labor origins, why farmers never actually wanted it, and what an 8 a.m. winter sunrise in Louisiana really means for you.

https://theparishcircuit.com/here-comes-the-sun-doo-doo-doo-doo/

Stuart Amidon and David Riley return with part two of their breakdown on St. Landry Parish's school closures. They dig into the real reason public education keeps drifting left, why Krotz Springs is fighting to survive, and what it actually looks like for parents to reclaim responsibility for their kids' education.

https://theparishcircuit.com/the-deficit-grew-st-landrys-schools-are-closing-part-ii/

Stuart Amidon and David Riley break down Opelousas' $17 million water system overhaul on this episode of The Parish Circuit. They dig into wells, storage, lead lines, and the truth behind the city's A rating.

Public housing was never meant to be a permanent address. Stuart Amidon and David Riley sit down with local entrepreneur Brad Vae to talk about what's actually keeping people trapped — broken incentives, absent accountability, and a system designed to manage people rather than free them. The conversation Opelousas needed to have.

https://theparishcircuit.com/parish-president-says-public-housing-isnt-permanent-housing-and-the-town-wanted-his-head/

The comment section erupted after The Parish Circuit's original Giving Fridge article, and Stuart Amidon and David Riley are back to go through it. Free food, the War on Poverty, nearly $2 trillion in annual welfare spending, and a biblical case for why dependency is not the same thing as help.

Original podcast/article here: https://theparishcircuit.com/opelousas-built-a-giving-fridge-it-was-looted-by-morning/

The Opelousas Giving Fridge was looted within hours of opening. Stuart Amidon and David Riley break down why the Giving Fridge was doomed from day one — and what Opelousas actually needs to do if it's serious about getting people out of poverty.

https://theparishcircuit.com/opelousas-built-a-giving-fridge-it-was-looted-by-morning/

St. Landry Parish gave a rapper who glorifies cop-killing his own holiday — then watched two public shootings follow within weeks. Stuart Amidon and David Riley aren't connecting dots so much as pointing at the obvious. This episode of The Parish Circuit doesn't pull a single punch. https://theparishcircuit.com/st-landry-parish-names-may-10-boosie-day-says-rapper-who-made-set-it-off-is-exactly-the-role-model-local-kids-need/