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🌱 How the May 12 council votes will affect Edgard-area utilities

Edgard, Louisiana Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning to you Edgard! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How the May 12 council votes will affect Edgard-area utilities

Also on today's calendar: Plant a Seed, Read: Sizzlin' Summer Kick-off! and 1 more event.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 74 degrees.
  • Thursday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 82, low: 72.
  • Friday: Showers around in the morning, with a high of 82 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• St. John the Baptist Parish Council May 12 minutes (picayuneitem.com) — St. John the Baptist Parish Council met at the Edgard courthouse on May 12 to approve several infrastructure and utility measures impacting local water, wastewater, and drainage systems. Council members advanced fiber and gas line projects in LaPlace, funded major pump station upgrades, and backed lift station rehabilitation on the West Bank, while also renewing Parish President Jaclyn Hotard’s role on a statewide development authority board.
   

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    Thursday June 4
  • Toddler Time! →
    Leroy D. William Memorial Library, 1482 LA-44, Reserve
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  • Clean Harbors, Inc. posted a job opening for Vacuum Truck Operator in Norco. Apply here.
  • Linde Engineering North America, Inc. posted a job opening for Acetylene/Ethylene Processor in Hahnville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Edgard here.

🗞 Nearby News

Laplace

  • List of summer feeding programs in the Greater New Orleans area (wdsu.com)
  • Louisiana insurance crisis improves 5 years after Ida (wdsu.com)
  • St. John the Baptist Parish Council May 19 minutes (picayuneitem.com)

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Ok Edgard! 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: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Edgard

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