🌱 How strict is Central’s new crackdown on squatted trucks?

What's up Central! 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:

• How strict is Central's new crackdown on squatted trucks?
• Remember when Central sidelined this QB? Here's how he just responded.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 74.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'He's Looking at the Sky.' Louisiana Police Measured a Squatted Truck at 13 Inches Nose-Up, Then Towed It After Its Second Ticket in Three Days. (theautowire.com) — Central residents should know that local police are now strictly enforcing Louisiana's squatted-truck law, recently towing a truck in Central that measured more than double the legal nose-up limit. Officers say repeat violators in Central will be both ticketed and towed, and they're warning that camera workarounds don't solve safety concerns about blocked forward visibility.
   

• Career night enables EA's Smith to capture LSN's weekly honor (louisianasports.net) — Central football fans may remember when East Ascension quarterback Zaylen Smith injured his knee on his first play against Central last season, ending his year in a 46-32 loss. Now fully recovered, he just delivered a record-setting 454-yard, six-touchdown performance that earned him LouisianaSports.net's Player of the Week and sets up a big district matchup this Friday.
   

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Thursday October 1
• Office & Pro Shop Open →
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• Krewe of SU 2026 - The Ultimate Homecoming Experience →
  Southern University and A&M College, 801 Harding Boulevard, Baton Rouge
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• Committee of the Whole →
  Board Meeting Room, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge
  5:00 pm
• Hammond at Live Oak →
  12450 Burgess Ave, Watson
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• Archbishop Hannan at Dunham →
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  5:30 pm
• South Louisiana Gun Bash →
  LSU Mini Barn, 91 Gateway Center Lane, Baton Rouge
  6:00 pm
• Hip Hop Music Night →
  Skate Galaxy, 12828 Jefferson Hwy, Baton Rouge
  7:00 pm
• Mike Goodwin Presented by Laugh Life Comedy →
  1717 KITCHEN + COCKTAILS, 1717 River Park Blvd, Baton Rouge
  8:00 pm
• Britton Emert LIVE in Denham Springs at Southern Rhythm →
  51494 Louisiana 16, Denham Springs
  8:00 pm
Friday October 2
• The Stories We Carry: A Six-Week Writing Circle (Morning Sessions) →
  The Red Shoes, 2303 Government Street, Baton Rouge
• Southern University Athletics Overtime with Roman Banks: Homecoming Edition →
  A.W. Mumford Fieldhouse, 1 Swan Avenue, Baton Rouge
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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Denham Springs

• Denham Springs Planet Fitness location donates equipment to local fire departments (livingstonparishnews.com)
• Southern Miss Business Announces 2026-27 Eagle Scholars (usm.edu)
• Norfolk State Student Paces MEAC Football Weekly Honors (thehbcuadvocate.com)

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-- 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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