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Good morning Gretna! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Gretna homes just sold, and for how much?
- How much state money could boost Gretna’s Heritage Festival this year?
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
- Saturday: Episodes of sunshine, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
- Sunday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• West Jefferson property transfers for Transfers for April 2-10, 2025. See a list of home and other sales (nola.com) — Recent property transfers in Gretna show several homes changing hands, with prices ranging from just over $200,000 to more than $500,000 on streets like Derbes, Dover, Fairfield, and Sugarpine. The broader report also covers sales in nearby West Jefferson communities, helping residents track neighborhood real estate trends and values. 
• Louisiana budgets clear first hurdle with workforce spending, higher ed boosts (neworleanscitybusiness.com) — State lawmakers’ new $47 billion budget plan includes funding that would flow to the Gretna Heritage Festival through the Jefferson Parish Convention Center Fund. The broader package emphasizes workforce training centers, higher education boosts, and a variety of local projects across Jefferson and other parishes, all pitched as fiscally restrained and focused on long-term economic growth.
📸 Around Gretna
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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FAMILY FUN The Child
Painting with a Twist, 1900 Lafayette St Ste 2A, Gretna
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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French Quarter - Jazz Programs - French Quarter Festival New Orleans Jazz NHP Stage
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center , 419 Decatur St , New Orleans
11:00 am -
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center - Read with a Ranger, Story and Craft Hour
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center , 250 W. Park Avenue , Eunice
10:00 am -
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center - Junior Ranger Hour
Jean Lafitte National Park , 250 Park Ave , Eunice
11:30 am -
French Quarter - Jazz Program - Naomie April Duo
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center , 419 Decatur St , New Orleans
3:00 pm -
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center - Get Ready With Me: Cajun Version
Jean Lafitte National Park , 250 Park Ave , Eunice
4:30 pm -
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center - Historical Tea and Coffe
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center , 250 W. Park Avenue , Eunice
2:30 pm -
French Quarter - Jazz Program - Matt Rhody and Russell Welch
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center , 419 Decatur St , New Orleans
3:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Recycling Drop-Off Event
Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar
8:00 am -
WESTBANK SUNDAYS Sunday Funday 4/12 ♈ ARIES SZN & Seafood Boil
Cafe Nola , 2153 Lapalco Blvd , Harvey
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Board of Zoning Adjustments Public Hearing
Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar , 200 Derbigny Street , Gretna
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West Bank Council Meeting
Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar , 200 Derbigny Street , Gretna
9:30 am
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Wednesday April 22
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💬 Chatter
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- TREO STAFFING LLC posted a job opening for Aluminum Welder in Harvey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gretna here.
🗞 Nearby News
Marrero
- Chicken's Kitchen Opens In Harvey And Joins French Quarter Fest (hoodline.com)
Jefferson
- Sprawling Hammond home and garden designed especially for family with special needs daughter (nola.com)
- From Marrero to Crawfest: Meet the crawdaddy duo behind Tulane's biggest boil • The Tulane Hullabaloo (tulanehullabaloo.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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