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In today's newsletter:

• Where to find the cheapest gas around Baton Rouge right now
• Why Baton Rouge Republicans are split over the 6th District endorsement
• How Baton Rouge ended up at the center of a dismantled district

Also on today's calendar: ACT Practice Test (the New ACT) and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 97 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, temps: high: 87, low: 75.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• National average gas prices may stay above $4 through Labor Day (wgno.com) — If you're filling up in Baton Rouge this week, expect sticker shock: average gas prices have jumped nearly 24 cents to $3.68 per gallon, with some stations charging as much as $4.45. Costs are up more than a dollar from last year, and analysts warn national prices could stay elevated through Labor Day.
   

• Blake Miguez wins GOP nod in congressional race, but Rick Edmonds calls for another vote (nola.com) — Republican leaders are feuding over which candidate should carry the party banner in Baton Rouge's 6th Congressional District, after a small executive committee endorsed Sen. Blake Miguez over Baton Rouge pastor-senator Rick Edmonds. With Cleo Fields stepping aside and the district redrawn to favor the GOP, the endorsement fight could shape who ultimately represents much of Baton Rouge in Congress.
   

• Shaped by political payback and human geography (thelensnola.org) — Baton Rouge's north-side neighborhoods anchor a now-struck-down congressional district that once stretched 250 miles to Shreveport, reshaping how local Black voters were represented in Washington. Residents, activists, and lawmakers from Baton Rouge and across District 6 describe how political payback, court battles, and long histories of discrimination collided to erase the new Black-majority seat and weaken federal voting-rights protections statewide.
   

📸 Around Baton Rouge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Baton Rouge

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 26
• Save Ferris →
  Chelsea's Live, 1010 Nicholson Dr, Baton Rouge
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Substitute Hiring Event
  East Baton Rouge Parish Board Meeting Room, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA
  10:00 am
• Retirement System Board →
  Baton Rouge, LA Calendar, 209 St Ferdinand St, Baton Rouge
  10:00 am
• Baton Rouge, LA supporting The Gringos →
  Chelsea's Live, 1010 Nicholson Dr, Baton Rouge
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Baton Rouge Totally Rad Vintage Fest →
  Raising Cane's River Center, Baton Rouge, La, 275 S River Rd, Baton Rouge
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• ACT Practice Test (the New ACT) →
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• PAMS Volleyball vs East Iberville @ East Iberville
  Port Allen Middle School Port Allen, LA 70767
  4:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Assumption Varsity Football @ Port Allen →
  Port Allen High School, 3553 Rosedale Rd, Port Allen
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Fun Friday: Class Color War
  Cohn Elementary School Port Allen, LA 70767
  7:00 am
Monday August 31
• Motivational Monday Assembly
  Cohn Elementary School Port Allen, LA 70767
  7:30 am
Tuesday September 1
• PAMS Football vs Slaughter @ PAHS
  Port Allen Middle School 3553 Rosedale Road Port Allen, LA 70767
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Port Allen Varsity Football @ Brusly →
  Brusly High School, 658 N Vaughn Dr, Brusly
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 2026 Childhood Obesity Conference: "Be the Reason Kids Greaux Healthy" to be held Sept. 24 —Ernie Ballard Read on Patch

• Williams-Sonoma, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Assoc in Baton Rouge. Apply here.
• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Cleaning Associate in Baton Rouge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baton Rouge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Port Allen

• Grand Jury indicts two, including mother, in death of 7-year-old girl in Addis (wbrz.com)

Central

• Miss Louisiana Shelby Bordelon prepares for Miss America competition in Florida (klax-tv.com)

Denham Springs

• Whole Heart Health installs new Whole Heart Pantry at VFW in Historic Downtown Denham Springs (livingstonparishnews.com)
• Denham Springs High to get $2M STEM center expansion (louisianafirstnews.com)
• DOTD begins road improvement project on LA 1026 in Denham Springs (wafb.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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