🌱 Which Lafayette jobs pay far below today’s cost of living?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Lafayette jobs pay far below today's cost of living?
• Could your Lafayette business be paying scammers without realizing it?
• How did a Lafayette man get lost for days under our streets?

Also on today's calendar: Dr. Thomas S. Smith Sr. at WGA Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 74.
• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lowest Paying Jobs in Lafayette and Surrounding Areas (kpel965.com) — Workers in Lafayette are earning as little as $22,000 to $26,000 a year in some of the area's lowest-paying jobs, far below what's needed to cover today's roughly $49,000 cost of living. Using federal data, the piece highlights how underpaid many local service workers are and urges residents to show extra respect and tip when they can.
   

• Eye on Scams: Fake invoices sent to Acadiana businesses (klfy.com) — Businesses in Lafayette are being hit with convincing fake invoices for marketing and web services they never ordered, according to the Better Business Bureau of Acadiana. Local owners are urged to double-check vendor histories, verify with employees, and use known contact information before paying any invoice, especially if details like addresses or phone numbers seem incomplete or outdated.
   

• How A Man Ended Up Trapped In A Lafayette Storm Drain For Two Days (kpel965.com) — Lafayette firefighters rescued a man Tuesday evening after he spent about two days lost in the city's underground drainage system near West Pont Des Mouton Road and I-49. Police say he crawled into a storm drain trying to retrieve belongings swept away by rain, eventually signaling for help with a survey flag before being pulled out, evaluated, and linked to existing warrants.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lafayette

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• TRAFFIC JAM : OVERLY GOING! →
  114 McKinley Street, Lafayette

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Staffland Stages Presents Chapter Two - Fretboards and Floorboards →
  535 Garfield Street, Lafayette
• Tim Butterly (Gilly & Keeves, Matt & Shane's Secret Podcast, Kill Tony, Legion of Skanks) →
  1521 W Pinhook Rd, Lafayette
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Sixth Annual AHSA Meet →
  Lafayette LA
• Body Talk Girls →
  126 Heymann Boulevard, Lafayette
• Body Talk Girls, September 12 →
  126 Heymann Boulevard, Lafayette
• Southern Soul & Swing Out Saturday →
  113 West Grant Street, Lafayette
• CFMA Cajun Jam →
  Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette
  1:00 pm
• ArtWalk →
  Lafayette LA
  5:00 pm
• Movies at Moncus →
  Moncus Park, 2913 Johnston St, Lafayette
  6:00 pm
• Leif Meche Acoustic →
  Legends Verot, 2921 Verot School Rd., Lafayette
  9:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Dr. Thomas S. Smith Sr. at WGA Meeting →
  WGA Meeting
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi, everyone.
  I'm having a new roof put on my house. I'm getting bids from three places - Eric Cashio with Pelican Roofing Daniel Cloteau with Cloteau Construction… (Nextdoor La Cheniere)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  Found on September 8, 2026 in Youngsville, LA 70592 near Anslem Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder, view… (Nextdoor Sandest Terrace)

• Lafayette Parish School System posted a job opening for Custodian in Lafayette. Apply here.
• Borden Dairy Company posted a job opening for Quality Assurance Manager in Lafayette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lafayette here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Lafayette Process Servers LLC - Shreveport, LA Patch (patch.com)
• ASH makes climb near top of Class 5A rankings for Week 2 (rapidesparishjournal.com)
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• Week 1 Standouts: GeauxPreps Players of the Week (geauxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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