🌱 How a national produce outbreak is hitting Lake Charles restaurants
Lake Charles, Louisiana Patch AM: a 5 min readGood morning Lake Charles! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a national produce outbreak is hitting Lake Charles restaurants
- Lake Charles man gets 53 years in 2025 fatal shooting
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 74.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cyclospora outbreak drives customer hesitancy, supply disruptions for local businesses (ksla.com) — Lake Charles restaurants and grocery stores are dealing with nervous customers and shifting produce supplies as a nationwide cyclospora outbreak affects what’s on local shelves. Small, independent spots like Aioli’s say they’re fielding safety questions about lettuce and other vegetables, while distributors warn that today’s lower prices may climb once the backlog clears, even as Calcasieu Parish tracks several confirmed cases. 
• LC man sentenced to 53 years after pleading guilty to 2025 deadly shooting (americanpress.com) — A 20-year-old Lake Charles man has been sentenced to 53 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and illegal use of a firearm in a 2025 shooting on Louisiana Avenue. Prosecutors say the plea came just as a jury trial was set to begin, and Lake Charles police previously reported the victim was found shot multiple times at the scene.
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2026 Business After Hours: After Hours Connections August 12
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- My dog has a very bad rash and I’ve tried different things such as shampoo w ChlorHex %4.
Coconut oil afterwards. I’ve tried tick shampoo. I’ve tried yeast food. I’ve tried other household remedies and still can’t get rid of it. Does… (Nextdoor Josh S) - Hello everyone in the Lake Charles area and surrounding surrounding towns (Moss Bluff, Sulphur, Westlake).
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- Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Lake Charles. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Westlake
- Callan Marine, Crosby Dredging, GLDD, Inland Dredging, Manson Construction, Mike Hooks, Muddy Water & Orion Marine Will Compete for each Order of a $95 million Pipeline Dredging Project for USACE Galv (dredgewire.com)
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- Find Top Pet Care Jobs in Mermentau, LA (care.com)
Sulphur
- Packed house expected at Sulphur meeting as councilmen call for investigations (kplctv.com)
- Carlyss, Louisiana's Bon Ton Festival Returns for Its 50th Year (gator995.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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