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Prairieville, Louisiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Prairieville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a stolen car led deputies to a Prairieville Mother’s Day home invasion
  • Which charges led to a 25-year sentence for a Prairieville man?
  • How Prairieville’s ‘most eligible bachelor’ finally found his match

Also on today's calendar: Launch & Thrive and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 90, low: 65.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Body shop employee who allegedly stole car in Livingston, led deputies on chase through Ascension arrested (wbrz.com) — Prairieville deputies say a man drove a stolen car to a home on Autumn Drive on Mother’s Day, violating a restraining order and sparking a brief chase that ended in a crash. He faces home invasion, stalking, and other charges in Ascension and a theft charge in Livingston once released from the hospital.
   

• 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office reports guilty pleas for May 4-8 (weeklycitizen.com) — A Prairieville resident was among several people sentenced last week in the 23rd Judicial District for drug and other offenses across Ascension, Assumption, and St. James parishes. Local prosecutors detailed multi‑year prison terms and supervised probation, underscoring ongoing enforcement against serious narcotics crimes in the region.
   

• Man, Who Put Up Billboard Advertising Himself as 'Most Eligible Bachelor,' Announces Engagement (people.com) — A local man who once billed himself as Prairieville’s “most eligible bachelor” has now announced his engagement, after first meeting his fiancée over a 12-hour lunch date in town. Their relationship grew through shared adventures, leading to a Denver sunrise proposal and a new billboard declaring him “Ascension’s Newest Ineligible Bachelor.”
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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