🌱 International Rose & Wine Festival and 10 more events

Morning Blanchard! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Millionaire$ at Bear's
• International Rose & Wine Festival at Shreveport Riverview Park
• Shreveport Stuffed Shrimp Festival at Festival Plaza

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A stray morning thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 67.
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

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📸 Around Blanchard

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blanchard

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday April 22

• Millionaire$
  Bear's, 1401 Fairfield Ave, Shreveport
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday April 26

• International Rose & Wine Festival
  Shreveport Riverview Park , 601 Clyde Fant Pkwy , Shreveport
  2:00 pm

Sunday May 10

• Shreveport Stuffed Shrimp Festival
  Festival Plaza , 101 Crockett St , Shreveport
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Health Care Trust Fund Board Meeting
  Shreveport, LA Calendar , 505 Travis St. 2nd Floor Conference Room , Shreveport
  9:00 am

Thursday April 23

• LEGOⓇmania
  Bossier Parish Libraries Benton Branch , 115 Courthouse Dr , Benton
  4:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Family Flannel Fluency Hour
  Bossier Parish Libraries Benton Branch , 115 Courthouse Dr , Benton
  11:00 am

Saturday April 25

• Robotics Workshop for Tweens
  Robert E. Smith Library , 6301 Canal Blvd , New Orleans
  2:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Baby Storytime
  Robert E. Smith Library , 6301 Canal Blvd , New Orleans
  10:30 am
• Administrative Conference
  Shreveport, LA Calendar Shreveport, LA 71101
  3:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• City Council Meeting
  Shreveport, LA Calendar Shreveport, LA 71101
  3:00 pm
• District Track Meet @ Haughton High
  Haughton High School Bossier City, LA 71112
  4:00 pm
• District Track Meet at Haughton High 4pm for Field Events; 5pm fo
  Haughton High School At ; EG and Haughton Host
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brookshire Grocery Company posted a job opening for Front End Manager in Shreveport. Apply here.
• Atria Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Shreveport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blanchard here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Shreveport

• Caddo Parish hosts Transition Fair for students with special needs (ktalnews.com)
• Shreveport data center lawsuit: City of Shreveport wins (ksla.com)
• Amazon wins round in fight over Shreveport data center (businessreport.com)

Bossier City

• Small Business Expo to be hosted by Bossier Parish Community College (ktalnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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