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🌱 How a Morgan City favorite turned her local roots into “Swamp Siren”
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Morgan City favorite turned her local roots into “Swamp Siren”
Also on today's calendar: 4th Annual Swamp Pop Festival.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
- Saturday: Clouds and sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 56.
- Sunday: Not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jenna Richard releases 'Swamp Siren' album (stmarynow.com) — Morgan City music fans can now stream hometown favorite Jenna Richard’s debut full-length album, “Swamp Siren,” released Wednesday on major platforms. Well known in the Morgan City and Berwick scene and granddaughter of longtime locals Gwen and Joe Cain, Richard blends soulful melodies and Louisiana storytelling into a cinematic, roots-inspired sound. 
📸 Around Morgan City
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Upcoming Events in
Morgan City
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★ Featured events ★
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Morgan City VFW Bingo
Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1504 Sandra St, Morgan City
7:00 pm
Monday April 20
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Other local events
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4th Annual Swamp Pop Festival
Mama G's , 7540 LA-182 , Morgan City
11:00 am -
Morgan City VFW Bingo
Veterans of Foreign Wars , 1504 Sandra St , Morgan City
7:00 pm
Saturday May 2
Tuesday May 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Dinner Under the Lamppost
Franklin Historic District , 1401 Pine St , Franklin
6:00 pm -
Silver Screen Classics
Teche Theatre , 501 Main St , Franklin
2:00 pm -
Laurel Valley Farmer's Market
Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce / Visitor Information Center , 318 E Bayou Rd , Thibodaux
2:00 pm -
Street Car Takeover
Circuit Grand Bayou , 6470 LA-996 , Belle Rose
12:00 pm -
21st Annual Black Bear Festival
Franklin Historic District , 1401 Pine St , Franklin
12:00 pm -
Her MajesTea Women's Empowerment Brunch
The Old Building , 3190 1st St , Berwick
10:00 am -
From Home to the Sky; Louisiana Women Aviators in WW11
Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum , 118 Cotten Rd , Patterson
11:00 am -
Crowned with Purpose Book signing
Assumption Parish Library , 293 Napoleon Ave , Napoleonville
9:00 am -
K-POP WARRIORS - PATTERSON, LA
Patterson Area Civic Center , 116 Cotton Rd , Patterson
5:30 pm
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
Saturday May 2
Sunday May 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ochsner Health posted a job opening for EVS Aide/Housekeeping - Morgan City - Full Time - Evenings in Morgan City. Apply here.
- Louisiana Community and Technical College System posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty: Certified Nursing Assistant in Morgan City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morgan City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Franklin
- Public notices for April 15 2026 (stmarynow.com)
- AI-Powered Welding Robot Designed for Shipbuilding, Heavy Construction (manufacturing.net)
- 2025-26 All-Bayou Region basketball teams announced (houmatimes.com)
Thibodaux
- Thibodaux marshal makes history with statewide leadership role (houmatimes.com)
- Thibodaux Regional welcomes Dr. Jennifer Atkins, Pediatrician, to the medical staff (houmatimes.com)
- Moon Over The Counter: Louisiana Man Charged After Flashing Teen Employee At Florida Culver's (tampafp.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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