🌱 Remembering Lynn Clayton's years serving DeRidder churches
DeRidder, Louisiana Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning DeRidder! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Remembering Lynn Clayton's years serving DeRidder churches
- Three family members die in DeRidder house fire
Also on today's calendar: Masterpiece Bayou (Adults) and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Nice with peeks of sunshine, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 76, low: 49.
- Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 72 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SBC DIGEST: Lynn Clayton dies; Homer Davis dies • Biblical Recorder (brnow.org) — Lynn Clayton, a longtime DeRidder pastor and former Baptist Message editor, died Nov. 5 at 86. Alongside his 27 years leading the statewide Baptist newspaper, he served three DeRidder churches, including New Life Baptist Church from 2003 to 2017. His funeral was held there Nov. 9. 
• Three family members killed in DeRidder house fire, officials say (theadvocate.com) — A husband, wife and their adult son died in a DeRidder house fire early Nov. 7, state fire officials said. Firefighters responded to the 400 block of Memosa Street at about 1:41 a.m. Investigators believe the fire began in the west living room, but its cause remains undetermined.
📸 Around DeRidder
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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MVL Teen DIY →
Merryville Library Branch, 1007 LA-110, Merryville
4:30 pm
Monday November 16
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Other local events
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Masterpiece Bayou (Adults) →
First Street School, Room 10, DeRidder
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Impromptu Players Show →
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Beech Grove Baptist Fish Dinner Fundraiser →
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11:00 am -
Impromptu Players Show →
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Cinema Saturday (Moana 2026) →
DeRidder Branch, 205 South Washington Avenue, DeRidder
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Fall Fest →
3261 Highway 171, DeRidder
11:00 am -
Fiddle Tunes of the Revolutionary War →
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11:00 am -
Operation Blue Santa →
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6:00 pm -
EB Makers (Pyramid Slingshots) →
East Beauregard Branch, 7600 Hwy 26, DeRIdder
4:30 pm -
Men in Business Luncheon 2026 →
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Tech Help Tuesday →
DeRidder Branch, 205 South Washington Avenue, DeRidder
10:00 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Driven Brands posted a job opening for Part-Time Oil Change Team Member - Shop#919 - 1518 N Pine Street in Deridder. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Team Member in Deridder. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near DeRidder here.
🗞 Nearby News
Leesville
- This Louisiana Mexican Market Is Packed With Tortillas, Specialty Snacks And Hard-To-Find Spices (takingthekids.com)
- Where were the cheapest places to fill up on premium gas in cities in Vernon Parish in week ending Oct. 31? (centrallouisiananews.com)
- Remembering Ronald Craig Cobb (shreveportbossierjournal.com)
Lake Charles
- Holiday Events in Lake Charles Announced for 2026 (acadianaprofile.com)
- Built on Brotherhood: The OBS Step Brothers Story (streettrucksmag.com)
- Lake Charles, Louisiana, Says Goodbye To Oak Trees Along I-10 (gator995.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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