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🌱 Which licensed child-placing agency operates right here in Ponchatoula?
Ponchatoula, Louisiana Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Ponchatoula! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which licensed child-placing agency operates right here in Ponchatoula?
- How Ponchatoula helped launch Allen Graves to the Toronto Raptors
Also on today's calendar: Ponchatoula Green Wave Football-Varsity and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 94, low: 72.
- Tuesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• DCFS Licensed Facilities (louisiana.gov) — Families and caregivers in Ponchatoula can see that Nora’s House, a child-placing agency on North Second Street, is currently licensed by Louisiana DCFS. The statewide list explains how to verify licenses and request inspection records, helping residents confirm that local youth services operate legally and under state oversight. 
• 5 fun facts: Get to know Raptors' Allen Graves before 2026-27 season (usatoday.com) — A rising NBA rookie is putting Ponchatoula on the national basketball map, with Allen Graves becoming the first Gatorade Louisiana Boys Basketball Player of the Year from Ponchatoula High and now joining the Toronto Raptors. He credits his small hometown, local ministry work, and family support in Ponchatoula for shaping both his game and his community-minded outlook.
📸 Around Ponchatoula
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Upcoming Events in
Ponchatoula
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★ Featured events ★
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Grief Support Group →
First Baptist Church of Ponchatoula, 325 East Pine Street, Ponchatoula
6:00 am
Tuesday September 22
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Other local events
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Young at Heart | Mississippi Aquarium →
First Baptist Church of Ponchatoula, 325 East Pine Street, Ponchatoula
8:15 am -
Bus Attendant Class - Day Class
TPSS Technology Center
2:00 pm -
Lunch & Learn: Silver Surfers
TPSS Family & Community Event Center, 711 W. Coleman Ave., Hammond
4:30 pm -
PJHS JV Home Football Game vs Denham Springs
PJHS Football Field
6:00 pm -
9th/JV Football (A) →
Ponchatoula High School, 19452 LA-22, Ponchatoula
5:30 pm -
PJHS Home Football Game vs Rummel- Wear Black →
PJHS Football Field
6:00 pm -
Ponchatoula Green Wave Football-Varsity →
917 S Jahncke Ave, Covington
7:00 pm -
Member Interest Lunch →
First Baptist Church of Ponchatoula, 325 East Pine Street, Ponchatoula
12:00 pm -
Girls Volleyball Game @ Nesom
Nesom
5:00 pm -
8th Football (A) →
Ponchatoula High School, 19452 LA-22, Ponchatoula
5:30 pm -
Ponchatoula Green Wave Football-Varsity →
Fontainebleau High School, 100 Bulldog Dr, Mandeville
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Friday September 25
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anybody in town wanting to get rid of any old books?
I'm mostly looking for classics but I'm interested in anything you might want to clear out! (Nextdoor Deer Creek) - I was having a discussion with someone about this having to pay for advertising and ads on Nextdoor and she wanted to bring up that back in the day when you needed to run an ad for a business or whatever you had to pay for it in order to put it in a
newspaper. Well back then you had to pay for anything that you wanted published in a newspaper. If you had a room, you wanted to rent out you had to… (Nextdoor East of Ponchy)
- Burger King (Carrols) posted a job opening for Team Member in Ponchatoula. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate II in Ponchatoula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ponchatoula here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hammond
- Keep Hammond Beautiful gets donated anti-litter signs (hammondstar.com)
- Hammond Research Station to hold fall Garden Day and Plant Sale (hammondstar.com)
- Senior Specialty Representative - Bone Health - North Shore, LA Jobs at Amgen in Baton Rouge (amgen.com)
Albany
- Albany man arrested for animal cruelty after 40 pigs found in substandard living conditions (wbrz.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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