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🌱 Avenue of Flags seeks volunteers for Veterans Day tribute

Lake Charles, Louisiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Avenue of Flags seeks volunteers for Veterans Day tribute
  • Want to do business with Lake Charles? Start at City Hall
  • Aaliyah Jack sentenced to life for killing her 4-year-old son

Also on today's calendar: Young Pastors Fellowship and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know that a wedding was emotional? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Monday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 69, low: 53.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. A sea of red, white and blue: Avenue of Flags prepares for 1,295-flag Veterans Day tribute (americanpress.com) — Lake Charles' Avenue of Flags needs up to 300 volunteers Wednesday to help display 1,295 veterans' casket flags at Orange Grove-Graceland Cemetery. Helpers can arrive without registering at 6 a.m. or 4 p.m. The Veterans Day tribute also includes a public groundbreaking at 10 a.m. for a permanent pavilion.
   

2. City of Lake Charles to host workshop for small businesses (nola.com) — Small-business owners can learn how to compete for Lake Charles city work at a free workshop Nov. 18, from noon to 1 p.m. at City Hall, 326 Pujo St. City representatives will explain vendor registration and bidding opportunities, with businesses across Southwest Louisiana welcome to attend.
   

3. Mother sentenced to life in prison for murdering 4-year-old, abandoning 1-year-old on interstate (azfamily.com) — Aaliyah Jack has been sentenced to life without parole for killing her 4-year-old son, Legend, and 15 years for abandoning her 1-year-old near Interstate 10. A Calcasieu Parish jury convicted her in September in the 2024 case, which began when Legend was found dead and his younger brother was rescued the next morning.
   

4. Alliance to Fight Human Trafficking in SWLA announces scholarship sponsorship opportunity (americanpress.com) — A new scholarship initiative aims to provide $5,000 to a McNeese nursing student while honoring Tammy Vincent's work supporting sexual assault victims. The Alliance to Fight Human Trafficking in SWLA is seeking business sponsors, hoping to help a senior-level student interested in emergency care and sexual assault nursing.
   

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  • Hi everyone I’m Elaine single looking to make friends in the area, if anyone is looking for a friend let me know!
    (Ps, if this isn’t allowed it’s okay to delete this, I’m just looking for someone to talk to feel free to DM (Nextdoor Nellie Lutcher District)
  • Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Lake Charles. Apply here.
  • JCPenney posted a job opening for Cashier - Prien Lake Mall in Lake Charles. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Charles here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do you know that a wedding was emotional?" — Even the cake was in tiers. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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