🌱 Appeals court keeps 35-year sentence in deadly Slaughter drunk-driving crash

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• Appeals court keeps 35-year sentence in deadly Slaughter drunk-driving crash

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Friday: Showers around in the morning, with a high of 84 and low of 73 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Higher court denies sentence reduction for drunk driver who killed seven (wafb.com) — A state appeals court has upheld the denial of a sentence reduction for the man imprisoned over a 2012 drunk-driving crash on Plank Road in Slaughter that killed seven people. The driver will continue serving a 35-year term after judges rejected his latest bid for leniency, a decision closely watched by families and neighbors still affected by the tragedy.
   

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Wednesday June 3

• First Wednesday Opening Reception: HENRY, SMITH... →
  Baton Rouge Gallery - center for contemporary art, 1515 Dalrymple Dr, Baton Rouge
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• WFHS Volleyball Summer League Games
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  4:00 pm
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  The Red Shoes, 2303 Government St, Baton Rouge
  5:30 pm
• Resin Alchemy: The Art of the Pour →
  Create Studios, 546 Bienville St, Baton Rouge
  6:00 pm
• Elite Basketball Camp, 6/4, Session I - Baton... →
  Catholic High School, 855 Hearthstone Dr, Baton Rouge
  6:00 pm

Friday June 5

• OLLI - Yoga For Strength and Flexibility →
  West Feliciana Parish Library, 5114 Burnett Rd, St Francisville
  9:00 am
• Willis Alan Ramsey →
  CounterSpaceBR, 5621 Government St, Baton Rouge
  7:30 pm
• Taylor Swift Night with Interstellar →
  Chelsea's Live, 1010 Nicholson Dr, Baton Rouge
  8:00 pm

Saturday June 6

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  Regus - Baton Rouge - Downtown - One American Place, One American Place, Baton Rouge
  9:00 am
• Tucka at Raising Cane’s River Center Arena →
  Raising Cane's River Center, Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge
  7:30 pm

Sunday June 7

• Live Jazz at Laid Back Brunch →
  Red Stick Social, 1503 Government St, Baton Rouge
  11:00 am
• Free First Sunday: Celebrate South Arts & Artist... →
  LSU Museum of Art, 100 Lafayette St, Baton Rouge
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Goodwill Industries of Southeast Louisiana, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Lead (Zachary, LA) in Zachary. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Baker, Louisiana in Baker. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Slaughter here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Zachary

• Zachary voters can attend June town halls on school tax proposal (louisianafirstnews.com)
• City of Zachary offers leases for two historic properties (louisianafirstnews.com)
• Chuck-E-Cheese, where a kid can be a kid (cultcha style) (tigerdroppings.com)

Central

• Sportsline Rising Star: Central S/RB Marvin Joseph (wafb.com)
• Louisiana Has the 5th Best Safety Manager Ratio in the U.S. (klax-tv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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