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🌱 Belle Chasse’s American Safety earns a spot on LSU’s growth list
Belle Chasse, Louisiana Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Belle Chasse! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Belle Chasse’s American Safety earns a spot on LSU’s growth list
- Mississippi River records challenge limestone’s reputation as a carbon polluter
- Democrats target Belle Chasse lawmaker’s seat for 2027
Also on today's calendar: Croatian American Society Christmas Market and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.
- Thursday: Nice with periods of sun, temps: high: 74, low: 52.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• See which businesses led or owned by LSU grads grew fastest, made the most money (shreveportbossieradvocate.com) — Belle Chasse’s American Safety placed 25th on the LSU 100, an annual ranking of the fastest-growing businesses owned or led by LSU graduates. Companies submit confidential financial information for consideration. Gonzales-based Miller Safety Consulting topped the growth list, while Turner Industries led a separate revenue ranking for the fifth straight year. 
• Adding limestone to farmland is helping to store more carbon dioxide than it releases (newsbreak.com) — Mississippi River records stretching to Belle Chasse helped researchers find that agricultural limestone removed more carbon dioxide than it released across the basin over the past century. The study challenges standard emissions accounting, but researchers caution that benefits can take decades to appear and may differ elsewhere.
• Louisiana Democrats Outline Targets for 2027 State House and Senate Elections (bestofneworleans.com) — Louisiana Democrats have made Belle Chasse Republican Jacob Braud’s House District 105 a priority target for 2027. The district, spanning parts of Plaquemines, Jefferson and Orleans parishes, backed Democratic Senate candidate Jamie Davis by nearly 12 points. The party plans candidate recruitment, fundraising help and volunteer organizing as Republicans retain legislative supermajorities.
📸 Around Belle Chasse
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Plaquemines Parish Birding Festival - Wings Over the Delta →
449 F. Edward Hebert Blvd., Belle Chasse
6:30 am
Saturday November 21
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Other local events
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Special School Board Meeting
Plaquemines Parish School Board-Woodland Central Office, 1484 Woo, Belle Chasse
6:00 pm -
Soccer V Boys vs Central Lafourche High
Central Lafourche High School, 4820 LA-1, Raceland
5:30 pm -
JV Boys Soccer VS Central Lafourche
Central Lafourche High School, 4820 LA-1, Raceland
7:30 pm -
Girls Soccer vs St. Charles
Belle Chasse High School, Saint Charles Avenue, St Charles Ave, New Orleans
5:00 pm -
Croatian American Society Christmas Market →
Croatian House, 220 Croatian Way, Belle Chasse
1:00 pm -
3rd Annual Plaquemines Christmas Festival & Parade →
F. Edward Hebert Blvd, Belle Chasse
3:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
Friday November 27
Saturday November 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Last Day to Register In-Person and by Mail for December 12 Election →
Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar -
Last Day to Register - Nursing Home for December 12 Election →
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Board of Standards and Appeals Meeting →
Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard Suite 201, Jefferson
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Jefferson Parish Historical Commission Public Meeting →
Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 275 Sala Avenue, Westwego
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Planning Advisory Board General Meeting →
Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard Council Chamber, Jefferson
5:00 pm
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Take 5 Oil Change posted a job opening for Oil Change Team Member - Shop#12 - 7104 Louisiana 23 in Belle Chasse. Apply here.
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Ok Belle Chasse! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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