🌱 Patch AM: What deputies say they found inside this Tolmas Drive Metairie home

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In today's newsletter:

• What deputies say they found inside this Tolmas Drive Metairie home
• Did you know this Metairie preschool was once a bustling movie theater?
• Metairie's Tree School returns: what local gardeners can learn this October

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 77 degrees.
• Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 75. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 91 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 2nd arrest made in $1M steroid, drug lab bust at Metairie home (wwltv.com) — Law enforcement has made a second arrest tied to a suspected million‑dollar steroid and drug lab operating out of a Metairie home on Tolmas Drive. Deputies seized drugs, 3D‑printed guns and other evidence, and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says more state or federal charges could still be filed as the investigation continues.
   

2. Blake Pontchartrain: Metairie's Little Red Schoolhouse had a past life as a movie theater (nola.com) — If you've ever passed the Little Red Schoolhouse on Metairie Road, you've been looking at a former neighborhood movie theater. From the 1940s through 1971, The Grand showed films to Metairie residents before later becoming a vet clinic and, since 1988, the preschool locals know today.
   

3. New Orleans home and garden events for early September 2026 (nola.com) — Gardeners and tree lovers in Metairie can look ahead to Tree School on Oct. 29 at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, a low‑cost seminar offering expert talks and continuing education hours. The broader roundup also highlights New Orleans‑area garden tours, cleanup days and seminars across the region for anyone eager to dig into landscaping and conservation.
   

4. Former Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley Feels Getting Fired Made Him Better (kansas.com) — New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Brandon Staley has been working out of Metairie's Ochsner Sports Performance Center, rebuilding his career after being fired as Chargers head coach. He reflects on that public setback, past personal challenges, and how a season with the 49ers and mentorship from veteran coaches helped him grow. Staley now hopes his improved perspective will earn him another NFL head coaching shot.
   

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• UPDATE: Rocco has been returned to his owner!
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