🌱 Last day for 11 month employees and 9 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Last day for 11 month employees at St. Landry Parish

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 75.
• Sunday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lawtell

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Thursday June 18

• Last day for 11 month employees
  St. Landry Parish Opelousas, LA 70570

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Live Thoroughbread Horse Racing →
  Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino, 2235 Creswell Ln, Opelousas
  5:30 pm
• Rocky's Live Music →
  Rocky's Cajun Kitchen, 1415 Laurel St, Eunice
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Savoy Music Center Jam Session →
  Savoy Music Center, 4413 US-190, Eunice
  9:00 am
• Rockin' on the Runway →
  Red Oak Landing Airport - 51LS, 2303 LA-178, Sunset
  10:00 am
• Prarie Acadian Culture Center- The Cajun Way →
  Prairie Acadian Cultural Center, 250 Park Ave, Eunice
  10:00 am

Monday June 15

• Non-Work Day (Offices & Campuses Closed)
  Evangeline Parish Ville Platte, LA 70586

Wednesday June 17

• Regular Board Meeting →
  Evangeline Parish Ville Platte, LA 70586
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Last day for 11 month employees
  St. Landry Parish Opelousas, LA 70570

Saturday August 15

• A Swing Thing @ The Downs →
  Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino, 2235 Creswell Ln, Opelousas
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Server in Opelousas. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Opelousas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lawtell here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Opelousas

• Opelousas protesters demand parish president resigns over housing (klfy.com)
• Sandbags Available Starting Friday (stlandrynow.com)
• Museum Receives Fieldwork Fellowship (stlandrynow.com)

Church Point

• Church Point retention pond project aims to ease flooding (katc.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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