🌱 How deputies finally caught a Breaux Bridge suspect hiding high above ground

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In today's newsletter:

• How deputies finally caught a Breaux Bridge suspect hiding high above ground

Also on today's calendar: Créole Culture Day Celebration 2026 and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.
• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
• Friday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 83 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Two Arrested After St. Martin Parish Pursuits And Bayou Escape Attempt (kpel965.com) — Law enforcement spent hours Monday tracking a Breaux Bridge resident wanted on multiple narcotics charges after he allegedly fled two traffic stops and repeatedly escaped through ponds and Bayou Teche. Deputies, with help from Breaux Bridge Police, ultimately found him hiding in a tree and also arrested a St. Martinville woman accused of driving him during a second pursuit.
   

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📸 Around Breaux Bridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Breaux Bridge

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday June 4

• Bun Intended - A Standup Comedy Show (Breaux... →
  Fat Pat's Breaux Bridge, 1600 Rees St, Breaux Bridge
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday June 7

• Créole Culture Day Celebration 2026 →
  Lafayette Parish Bayou Vermilion District, 300 Fisher Rd, Lafayette
  10:00 am

Friday June 12

• Yvette Landry Trio →
  Buck & Johnny's: Eclectic Italian with a Cajun Flair, 100 Berard St, Breaux Bridge
  6:30 pm

Saturday June 27

• Bellamy Brothers →
  Camp Margaritaville Breaux Bridge, 1055 N Barn Rd, Breaux Bridge
  6:00 pm

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📣 Breaux Bridge Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Finance Committee Meeting
  St. Martin Parish SMPSB Federal Programs & Tech Annex
  4:00 pm
• Hawk's Crawfish at The Wurst Biergarten →
  The Wurst Biergarten, 537 Jefferson St, Lafayette
  5:00 pm
• Board Meeting -::~:~::~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~::~:~::-
  St. Martin Parish School Board - Department of Administration, 625 Corporate Blvd, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517, USA
  5:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• NUNU Marketplace →
  NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, 1510 Courtableau Hwy, Arnaudville
  11:00 am
• Le Village Gaulois →
  NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, 1510 Courtableau Hwy, Arnaudville
  6:00 pm
• Moon Garden →
  Painting with a Twist, 107 Energy Pkwy Suite B, Lafayette
  7:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Career Ignite Youth Conference →
  UL Lafayette Student Union, 620 McKinley St, Lafayette
  9:00 am
• Les Coudre Points (quilt/needlework circle) →
  NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, 1510 Courtableau Hwy, Arnaudville
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member - Cashier/Sales Associate/Retail in Breaux Bridge. Apply here.
• Brookshire Grocery Company posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Breaux Bridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Breaux Bridge here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Cecilia

• Suspects arrested after bayou pursuit in St. Martin Parish (klfy.com)

Carencro

• Carencro home catches fire; candles on patio possibly to blame (kadn.com)
• Water Woes: Carencro Water Pipe Replacement Project ; Jeanerette Boil Water Advisory (kadn.com)

Broussard

• Lafayette Parish Leaders Urge Residents to Prepare as Hurricane Season Begins (bylocalnews.com)
• Where's Al? Lafayette Public Library Summer Reading Challenge (kadn.com)
• 2026 Youth Golf Clinic & Tournament gains new sponsor (klfy.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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