🌱 Four Boyce residents listed in latest arrest report
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In today's newsletter:
- Four Boyce residents listed in latest arrest report
- Remembering Jennifer Mitchell Prejean, who grew up in Boyce
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 46.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Alexandria man faces six-figure bail on drug, weapons charges (rapidesparishjournal.com) — Four Boyce residents appear in the Nov. 4–8 arrest report, including Laura Lindsey Brown, 36, accused of second-offense OWI, speeding and not carrying her license. Leonard Allen Bennett III, Anthony Demarcus Reed and Bradley Vance Ryder face contempt-of-court counts, with Ryder also listed for parole violations and fugitive status. Arrests are accusations, not convictions. 
• Remembering Jennifer Mitchell Prejean (rapidesparishjournal.com) — Jennifer Mitchell Prejean, who grew up in Boyce and Colfax before spending 60 years in Houma, died Nov. 6 at 82. Her family remembers her generosity, love of cooking and devotion to her grandchildren. Visitation begins Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church, followed by a noon funeral Mass.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Child Safety Seat Check →
Rapides Regional Medical Center, 211 4th St, Alexandria
2:00 pm -
Ancestral Artistry Film Screening & Panel Discussion →
Alexandria Museum of Art, 933 2nd St, Alexandria
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YPG Coffee Social at Henry's Coffee Station →
1118 3rd Street, Alexandria -
Cavanaugh Lecture Series →
Rapides Parish Main Library, 411 Washington St, Alexandria
6:30 pm -
HRT Practitioner Training: November 2026 (Alexandria) →
The Hotel Bentley of Alexandria, 200 Desoto Street, Alexandria
8:30 am -
MahJongg →
First United Methodist Church Alexandria, 2727 Jackson Street, Alexandria
1:00 pm -
How the Grinch Stole Christmas →
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, 1202 3rd St, Alexandria
7:00 pm -
33rd Annual Sugar Day Festival →
Kent Plantation House, 3601 Bayou Rapides Rd, Alexandria
9:00 am -
33rd Annual Sugar Day →
Alexandria LA
9:00 am -
Haunted Cocktail Club: Halloween at Rouxs →
6354 Coliseum Boulevard, Alexandria
9:00 am -
AMoA: Second Saturday →
Alexandria LA
10:00 am -
AMoA Stitching Circle →
Alexandria Museum of Art, 933 2nd St, Alexandria
11:00 am
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CoolSys, Inc. posted a job opening for HVAC/R Service Technician - Light Commercial in Alexandria. Apply here.
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Alexandria. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Boyce here.
🗞 Nearby News
Alexandria
- Foodees Fest is Coming to Alexandria (klax-tv.com)
- Louisiana will get cold this week. When should we expect our first frost? (thetowntalk.com)
- November 10, 2026: Central Louisiana Daily Briefing (rapidesparishjournal.com)
Pineville
- New Dollar General opens in Pineville (kalb.com)
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-- 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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