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Youngsville, Louisiana Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Youngsville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How much funding could Youngsville’s charter school lose under Landry’s plan?
- How the new Youngsville Highway hospital could change local mental healthcare
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Superintendents, advocates push back on Landry's proposed school funding cut (ktbs.com) — Youngsville’s Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy could lose about $627,000 under Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to shift $168 million from school operations to temporary teacher stipends. Superintendents, charter advocates, and the teachers union warn the cuts could mean layoffs, reduced programs, and strain on districts already juggling rising insurance and special education costs across Louisiana. 
• Ochsner and Oceans Healthcare to open new behavioral health hospital in Lafayette (klfy.com) — A new 62-bed behavioral health hospital is opening July 7 on Youngsville Highway in Lafayette, expanding inpatient and outpatient mental health services for the Acadiana region. Ochsner Lafayette General and Oceans Healthcare say the facility will serve adolescents, adults, and seniors, while the existing Broussard hospital is rebranded to boost total capacity to 100 beds. Residents can already call for admissions information.
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Brookshire Grocery Company posted a job opening for Office Cashier in Youngsville. Apply here.
- Stine Home + Yard posted a job opening for Stocker - PT in Broussard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Youngsville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Broussard
- Broussard Council Agenda, Budget Hearing for June 17, 2026 (bylocalnews.com)
- Selling Smarter in a High-Expectation, Complex Market (travelweekly.com)
- No ceiling yet: Parich continues rise in pole vault (thedailyiberian.com)
Lafayette
- Lafayette dancer joins Chicago Bulls Luvabulls (katc.com)
- Lafayette Parish School Board votes again to close Comeaux High (kadn.com)
- Lafayette residents seek action on homelessness issue (klfy.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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