🌱 Patch AM: Have you seen this Kenner woman missing since 2023?

Coffee in hand, Kenner? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Have you seen this Kenner woman missing since 2023?
• What does this new draft pick mean for Kenner's Squadron?
• How could RTA's next CEO shape transit options beyond New Orleans?

Also on today's calendar: CSAL Championships and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 74 degrees.
• Thursday: Sun and areas of high clouds, temps: high: 86, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Some wind and rain, with a high of 81 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Missing since 2023 from Kenner, Louisiana: Drucilla Patterson vanished at age 16 (newsbreak.com) — A young woman who vanished from her job on Williams Boulevard in Kenner in March 2023 is still missing, and police are asking for any new leads. Now 20, she's classified as an endangered missing person, and residents are urged to contact Kenner Police or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children with any information.
   

• Squadron receive 2026 first-round pick in trade with Kings (crescentcitysports.com) — Kenner's own Laketown Squadron, the Pelicans' G League affiliate, just picked up a 2026 first-round draft pick from the Stockton Kings in exchange for the returning rights to Trhae Mitchell. The move reshapes the team's draft position ahead of the Oct. 24 G League Player Draft, giving local fans something new to watch as the roster takes shape.
   

• LA: New Orleans RTA search firm removed Jefferson Parish candidate from CEO shortlist (masstransitmag.com) — Kenner residents are indirectly affected as the New Orleans RTA searches for a new CEO and debates how much weight to give local candidates, including a Kenner-based transit executive dropped from the semifinalist list. The outcome could influence long-term regional transit coordination, especially since Kenner left the RTA service area in 2024 but still depends on interconnected Jefferson Parish transit decisions.
   

📸 Around Kenner

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kenner

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Dave McCuller Invitational →
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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Daily Meals →
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  10:00 am
• Yoga →
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  11:45 am
Friday October 9
• Card Social →
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  9:00 am
• Daily Meals →
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  10:00 am
• Bingo →
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  11:30 am
• Free iPad Training Class for Seniors →
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  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• CSAL Championships →
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• PlanNet Marketing 11yr Anniversary Super Saturday →
  Hilton New Orleans Airport, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner
  10:30 am
• Future Travel Professionals: New Orleans Business & Networking Experience →
  Hilton New Orleans Airport, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner
  11:00 am
Monday October 12
• City Holiday- All City Administrative Offices Closed →
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  8:30 am
• Card Social →
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  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I live in Chateau Estates Lakefront and enjoy feeding our birds … a feeder for the wrens and finches … I ground feed the doves, Jays and squirrels.
  Yes, that's a cat eating bird food. Black and brown and malnourished. It's been trolling our yard every night for the past week. If this is your… (Nextdoor Joe Yenni Blvd)
• I found a young grey tabby with small bits of orange in my backyard.
  I've brought her inside and she is in a large kennel until I can take her to the vet to see if she is chipped. She is incredibly friendly and sweet… (Nextdoor Lake Trail)

• Circle K posted a job opening for Store Assistant Manager in Kenner. Apply here.
• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandise Stocker in Kenner. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kenner here.

🗞 Nearby News

River Ridge

• Louisiana Christian holds Presidential Gala (baptistmessage.com)

Metairie

• 2026 Fried Egg Golf Event at Metairie Country Club — Fried Egg Golf (thefriedegg.com)
• The Lash Lounge expands with Metairie salon (neworleanscitybusiness.com)
• Hurwitz Mintz closing after more than a century in New Orleans (furnituretoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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