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Chalmette, Louisiana Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Chalmette! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- When you can donate blood at St. Bernard Parish Hospital
- Chalmette resident faces life term after 7th Ward murder conviction
- How Nunez’s new turbine program keeps Chalmette ready for wind jobs
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 82 and low of 76 degrees.
- Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 74.
- Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ochsner schedules October blood drives across region (neworleanscitybusiness.com) — St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette will host an Ochsner blood drive from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, with all blood types welcome and special need for platelets and Type O. Throughout October, Ochsner is running similar drives across the region, offering donors a Halloween T‑shirt and entry into a drawing for New Orleans Saints home game tickets. 
• Chalmette man convicted of triggering fatal 7th Ward shooting after bar fight (nola.com) — A man from Chalmette has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting a father of six after a bar fight spilled into a 7th Ward street in 2024. Jurors viewed video of the confrontation and shooting before returning the guilty verdict, and the defendant now faces a mandatory life sentence at a November hearing in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court.
• ‘Wait for the clock to run out': Louisiana offshore wind energy leaders look beyond Trump (veritenews.org) — Nunez Community College in Chalmette has launched a two‑year turbine technician program to prepare local students for offshore wind jobs, even as national policies have slowed the industry. Louisiana wind leaders say they’re focused on preserving training programs, manufacturing capacity, and internships so the state can quickly rebound when federal support for offshore wind returns after the current administration ends.
📸 Around Chalmette
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Volleyball - Away - Mount Carmel Academy*
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Freshmen Football - Home- Jesuit
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St. Bernard Parish, LA Calendar, Torres Park 3438 Jean Lafitte Parkway, Chalmette
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JV Football - Home - Jesuit
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Volleyball - Home - Pearl River
Chalmette High Chalmette, LA 70043
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Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Recycling Drop-Off Event →
Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar
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Fiesta Filipina →
St. Bernard Parish, LA Calendar
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Blues, Brews & BBQ →
St. Bernard Parish, LA Calendar, Docville Farm 5128 E. St Bernard Highway, Violet
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Board of Standards and Appeals Meeting →
Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard Suite 201, Jefferson
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Planning Advisory Board West Bank Public Hearing Meeting →
Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 200 Derbigny Street Council Chamber, Gretna
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Planetarium Show: Perfect Little Planet →
721 Friscoville Avenue, Arabi
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Planetarium Presentation: Orbital →
721 Friscoville Avenue, Arabi
11:30 am
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello neighbors: I build fences and handle all kinds of construction work.
If you need my help, please don't hesitate to send me a text message at 504-294-9482; I’d be happy to get back to you. I have plenty of references. (Nextdoor Upper Chalmette)
- Raising Cane's posted a job opening for Cashier in Chalmette. Apply here.
- Florida Crystals Corporation - ASR Group posted a job opening for Packaging Electrical Supervisor in Arabi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chalmette here.
🗞 Nearby News
Terrytown
- West Jefferson property transfers for Sept. 18-24, 2026. See a list of home and other sales. (nola.com)
Gretna
- Live music in New Orleans this week: Tank & the Bangas, Mike Campbell, River Eckert and more (nola.com)
- How Julia Letlow, Jamie Davis are running for Senate in Louisiana — and how their styles differ (nola.com)
Harvey
- Harvey Canal floodgate closes ahead of possible heavy rain (wwltv.com)
- Gypsy Rose Blanchard's Ex-Fiancé Ken Urker Autopsy Scheduled (tmz.com)
Ok Chalmette! 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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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