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In today's newsletter:
- How could Gulf fish farms reshape Kenner's seafood business?
- What's planned for Kenner's big Food Truck Festival on Oct. 25?
Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 77.
- Wednesday: Humid; breezy in the morning, with a high of 91 and low of 78 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Are fish farms the future of Gulf seafood? The stakes are high for Louisiana. (nola.com) — A longtime Kenner seafood processor, Harlon's LA Fish, sits at the center of a high-stakes debate over whether offshore fish farms are the future of Gulf seafood. The story explains how experimental redfish farms, federal policy, and environmental concerns could reshape Louisiana's $2.4 billion seafood industry, affecting local jobs, prices, and what ends up on Kenner dinner tables. 
• Gambit's Fall 2026 Events Guide (nola.com) — Kenner residents can look forward to the Kenner Food Truck Festival on Oct. 25, featuring live music, food trucks, and arts-and-crafts vendors. It's one of many fall festivals, concerts, theater productions, and family events happening across the New Orleans region, with dates, locations, and ticket links laid out so you can start planning your season now.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My dog use to shake because he was so scared to go to the groomer.
Now he wags his tail and can't wait to see these two precious people. Excellent grooming and very kind people. (Nextdoor Seton Park) - Treat all customers like family, especially dogs.
Very important that everyone is happy with their work (Nextdoor Highway Park)
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Meat Cutter and Wrapper in Kenner. Apply here.
- Landry's posted a job opening for Line Cook in Metairie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kenner here.
🗞 Nearby News
River Ridge
- Tunnel to Towers Foundation pays off mortgage on home of family of fallen JPSO deputy (wgno.com)
Metairie
- Louisiana's McLindon foundation gives bikes to kids who thought they'd never ride one (nola.com)
- A state gave sheriffs 20% of its opioid settlement cash. We followed the money (orlandosentinel.com)
- Saints rookie's grocery store kindness turns into viral inspiration (wwltv.com)
Harahan
- Hunger, Harahan, LA Report #1076 (wordpress.com)
Ok Kenner! 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: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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