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Coming up on the calendar:
- CENLA Gift of Gab Toastmasters at Rapides Parish Library Westside Regional Library
- HERPS Alexandria Exotic Reptile and Pet Show at Randolph Riverfront Center
- Do The Halloween Pub Crawl in Alexandria! at Hot Shots Inc.
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 89, low: 72.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Friday October 2 - Residential Flood Insurance for the LA Dweller Real Estate Agent CE Class →
Greater Central Louisiana REALTORS Association, 4200 Jackson Street, Alexandria
2:00 pm - Marksville at Pineville →
Pineville, 1511 Line Ave, Pineville
7:00 pm Saturday October 3 - EAA Chapter 614 Fly-in Breakfast (2L0) →
Pineville Municipal Airport, 200 Lake Buhlow Rd, Pineville
8:30 am - Boston Pace Benefit Concert →
7521 Coliseum Boulevard, Alexandria
3:00 pm Monday October 5 - Grad Fest Alexandria Campus →
The Gathering Spot, 1410 Neel Kearby Blvd, Alexandria
9:00 am Thursday October 8 - Fall 2026 Counselor Institute Option 1: Rapides Parish →
Gladys Higdon Instructional Resource Center, 502 Beauregard Street, Alexandria
9:00 am - Franklin Parish Men's Retreat (FALL 2026) →
Camp Grant Walker, 2944 Highway 8, Pollock
5:30 pm Friday October 9 - POA Marriage Night →
2817 Rapides Avenue, Alexandria
7:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Pineville
- September 29, 2026: Central Louisiana Daily Briefing (rapidesparishjournal.com)
- Saints try out free agent offensive linemen after Kelvin Banks injury (usatoday.com)
- Task Force Pelican mobilizes to provide support in Washington, D.C. (la.gov)
Alexandria
- Early intervention – How to keep Alexandria families out of the courtroom (kalb.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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