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🌱 Business Planning Clinic and 11 more events
Coming up on the Blanchard Patch calendar: Haughton at Parkway

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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 85, low: 71.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Business Planning Clinic →
2015 Old Minden Road, Bossier City
9:00 am - Haughton at Parkway →
Parkway, 2010 Colleen Drive, Bossier City
7:00 pm - C.E. Byrd XC Middle School Fall Invitational 2026 →
Bossier City LA
7:00 pm - AHS13 Viewing Party →
The Korner Lounge, 800 Louisiana Ave, Shreveport
8:00 pm - Your Business & Your Brain 10.2.26 →
BRF, 2031 Kings Highway, Shreveport
9:00 am - Old Tyme Music Jam →
Bossier Parish Libraries Benton Branch, 115 Courthouse Dr, Benton
1:00 pm - Minden at Woodlawn-Shreveport →
7340 Wyngate, Shreveport
7:00 pm - Rickey Smiley- The ADHD Tour →
Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, 705 Elvis Presley Ave, Shreveport
8:00 pm - HAM & Coffee Breakfast →
Greenwood Flea Market Cafe, 9249 Jefferson Page Rd, Greenwood
8:30 am - C.E. Byrd XC Fall Invitational →
Bossier City LA
8:30 am - Great 5k and Paddlefest →
Shreveport LA
9:00 am - SHREVEPORT CARD SHOW →
Acrosports and The Fieldhouse, 735 American Way, Shreveport
9:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MANAGER - DGPP in BLANCHARD LA S04947 in Blanchard. Apply here.
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Freezer, Cooler and Deli Stocker Associate in Shreveport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blanchard here.
🗞 Nearby News
Benton
- Benton's Carson Bryant honored with scholarship (shreveportbossierjournal.com)
- 12 Shreveport area athletes on the Times Week 4 football AOW poll (shreveporttimes.com)
- Christopher Wade Maness (press-herald.com)
Shreveport
- City, DDA partner on 'Operation: See, Sign & Secure' to strengthen Downtown Shreveport (ksla.com)
- Whose Line Is It Anyway Comes To Shreveport's Strand Theatre (710keel.com)
- Celebrating the ArkLaTex: Transporting back in time at the Spring Street Historical Museum (easternprogress.com)
Ok Blanchard! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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