🌱 Recycling Drop-Off Event and 11 more events

Good morning Marrero! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Recycling Drop-Off Event at Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar
• Board of Zoning Adjustments Public Hearing at Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar
• West Bank Council Meeting at Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sunshine, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
• Sunday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.

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📸 Around Marrero

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marrero

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Saturday April 18

• Recycling Drop-Off Event
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar
  8:00 am

Monday April 20

• Board of Zoning Adjustments Public Hearing
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar , 200 Derbigny Street , Gretna
  4:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• West Bank Council Meeting
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar , 200 Derbigny Street , Gretna
  9:30 am

Thursday April 23

• Board of Standards and Appeals Meeting
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar , 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard Suite 201 , Jefferson
  8:30 am
• Planning Advisory Board General Meeting
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar , 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard Council Chamber , Jefferson
  5:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Recycling Drop-Off Event
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Prairie Acadian Cultural Center - Intro to Sewing
  Jean Lafitte National Park , 250 Park Ave , Eunice
  10:00 am
• Prairie Acadian Cultural Center - Costume Making Demonstration
  Jean Lafitte National Park , 250 Park Ave , Eunice
  11:00 am
• French Quarter - Jazz Concert - Coastal Alabama Jazz Band & Coastal Sounds
  National Park Service French Quarter visitor center , 419 Decatur St , New Orleans
  11:00 am

Saturday April 18

• FAMILY FUN The Child
  Painting with a Twist , 1900 Lafayette St Ste 2A , Gretna
  10:00 am
• French Quarter - Jazz Programs - French Quarter Festival New Orleans Jazz NHP Stage
  National Park Service French Quarter visitor center , 419 Decatur St , New Orleans
  11:00 am

Sunday April 19

• WESTBANK SUNDAYS Sunday Funday 4/12 ♈ ARIES SZN & Seafood Boil
  Cafe Nola , 2153 Lapalco Blvd , Harvey
  3:00 pm

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• Lafayette Process Servers LLC — (504) 210-8344
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Harp's Food Stores posted a job opening for Stocker in Marrero. Apply here.
• V&S Galvanizing posted a job opening for Insulation Operation Helper in Westwego. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marrero here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Gretna

• Where Y'at this Weekend: Legacy Kitchen's Steak + Chop, Barnett Hotel, Historic New Orleans Collection, Bamboula's Music Club (wgno.com)
• Metairie couple delayed seeking help for toddler suffering drug overdose: JPSOerdose (nola.com)
• Louisiana budgets clear first hurdle with workforce spending, higher ed boosts (neworleanscitybusiness.com)

Avondale

• Wyndham Clark will team with Taylor Moore in 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans (wdsu.com)
• Top Permits: Former Naval base redevelopment project moves forward in Bywater (neworleanscitybusiness.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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