🌱 Live Thoroughbread Horse Racing and 10 more events

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Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 78, low: 66.
• Friday: Some sun with a stray t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Live Thoroughbread Horse Racing
  Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino , 2235 Creswell Ln , Opelousas
  10:30 am

Friday April 24

• Rocky's Live Music
  Rocky's Cajun Kitchen , 1415 Laurel St , Eunice
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Opelousas Farmers' Market
  828 E Landry St , Opelousas
  11:30 am

Friday May 8

• 4th Annual Tucka James Music Fest
  Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino , 2235 Creswell Ln , Opelousas
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• A Farmers' Market // Downtown Eunice
  Prairie Acadian Cultural Center , 250 Park Ave , Eunice
  9:00 am
• Market on the Lawn
  251 Park Ave , Eunice
  2:00 pm
• K-POP WARRIORS - OPELOUSAS, LA
  Louisiana Yambilee Inc , 1939 W Landry St , Opelousas
  6:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Prarie Acadian Culture Center- The Cajun Way
  Prairie Acadian Cultural Center , 250 Park Ave , Eunice
  10:00 am

Friday May 22

• GROWN FOLK VIBES PT.III w/ LIL' NATE & DJ VOS
  Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino , 2235 Creswell Ln , Opelousas
  9:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• Dancing Around The World
  Delta Grand , 120 S Market St , Opelousas
  6:00 pm
• Ryan Foret & Foret Tradition
  Lakeview Park & Beach , 1717 Veteran Memorial Hwy , Eunice
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member, Petsense in Opelousas. Apply here.
• Planet Fitness, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative - Nights in Opelousas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lawtell here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Opelousas

• 1,000 tapentadol tablets seized in Opelousas drug probe (klfy.com)

Church Point

• Louisiana's LHSAA softball bi-district playoffs yield few surprises as higher seeds dominate (sportingnews.com)

Eunice

• Eunice News welcomes new editor (eunicetoday.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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