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🌱 Hammond families can sign up for holiday bike giveaway

Hammond, Louisiana Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hi Hammond! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hammond families can sign up for holiday bike giveaway
  • Walmart drone deliveries can reach parts of Hammond
  • Hammond college's Jeremy Bardwell wins automotive puzzle prize

Also on today's calendar: Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 45.
  • Friday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 70 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Gordon McKernan to give away 600 free bikes to Louisiana children (wafb.com) — Hammond families have until Dec. 6 to register their children for Gordon McKernan's holiday bike giveaway. His office plans to distribute 600 bikes across eight Louisiana cities, with recipients chosen randomly. Each selected child will receive a bike and helmet, and families will be notified by email and phone.
   

2. Ponchatoula becomes 1st La. city for Walmart home delivery by drone (hammondstar.com) — Parts of Hammond, including the Hammond Square and Zemurray Park areas, fall within the delivery range of Walmart's new Ponchatoula drone service. At Monday's council meeting, operator Wing addressed privacy and safety concerns and explained that deliveries are limited to small orders weighing up to 2.75 pounds within six miles of the store.
   

3. We Asked ‘What's Your Sign?' To Make A Cosmic Connection (tomorrowstechnician.com) — Jeremy Bardwell, listed with Northshore Technical Community College in Hammond, is among 10 winners receiving $10 Amazon gift cards in Tomorrow's Technician's automotive guessing contest. The mystery vehicle was a Ford Taurus, and the publication is now offering a crossword contest with a November 15 deadline.
   

4. Miller cites economic development during Kiwanis address (an17.com) — Six companies considering Tangipahoa Parish could bring roughly 400 jobs if all choose to locate there, Parish President Robby Miller told the Hammond Kiwanis Club. Miller described increased interest in the parish, but the jobs remain possibilities rather than announced commitments.
   

5. Ponchatoula to dedicate park bench to Barker (hammondstar.com) — Ponchatoula will install a Memorial Park bench honoring Eddie Barker, a longtime sports official, Kiwanis leader and Strawberry Festival board member who died in 2024. The council approved his widow Stacey's request, though the bench's exact location and installation date have not been set.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday November 12
  • Chamber After Hours: Kat Vet
    Kat Vet Spay Neuter & Rescue, 158 W Pine St, Ponchatoula
    5:30 pm
  • EL Family Meeting
    TPSS Technology Center, 795 S. Morrison Blvd, Hammond
    11:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good afternoon neighbors.
    Please press in in prayer for me today for a job. Please please press in in prayer for me a job. And while you're praying for me please pray for… (Nextdoor University / Morrison)
  • Not really good at this asking thing but don’t really have a choice now.
    If anyone has any work they need done RV AUTOMOTIVE HOME REPAIRS SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS APPLIANCE REPAIRS JUST ABOUT ANY THING BESIDES BODY… (Nextdoor North Oaks)
  • Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker Lead - Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. Apply here.
  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Hammond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hammond here.

Ok Hammond! 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 are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hammond

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.