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🌱 Marksville family and friends mourn young Jaskyla Lanae James

Marksville, Louisiana Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Marksville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Marksville family and friends mourn young Jaskyla Lanae James
  • See if your Marksville-area address qualifies for new D-SNAP food aid

Also on today's calendar: SIP Wine & Spirit Fest and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 96, low: 74.
  • Monday: Sunny and humid, with a high of 96 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Remembering Jaskyla Lanae James (rapidesparishjournal.com) — Marksville and nearby communities are mourning the passing of young Jaskyla Lanae James, who died at home on July 13 surrounded by her parents. With many close relatives in Marksville, Cottonport, Mansura, and beyond, her funeral service will be held at New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Mansura, offering loved ones a chance to gather and remember her short but cherished life.
   

• Food assistance available for areas Tropical Storm Arthur hit (lailluminator.com) — Residents in parts of Avoyelles Parish, including areas south and west of Marksville, may now qualify for D-SNAP food assistance after Tropical Storm Arthur. State health officials urge households in the defined Marksville-area zones to check the online eligibility map and apply by phone July 27–31 if they had storm-related losses and meet income guidelines.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(05283) - 7162 LA-1 in Marksville. Apply here.
  • Louisiana Community Care posted a job opening for Direct Service Professionals in Marksville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marksville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pineville

  • Pineville High tradition to cause street delays Wednesday (cenlanow.com)
  • New restaurant opens in Downtown Alexandria (kalb.com)
  • RPSO detectives assist BRPD-SVU in criminal sexual conduct investigation (rapidesparishjournal.com)

Alexandria

  • Louisiana Central and Louisiana Economic Development Launch CEO Roundtables to Accelerate Growth of Second-Stage Businesses in Central Louisiana (klax-tv.com)

Ok Marksville! 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: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Marksville

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