🌱 Writers Guild of Acadiana and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Writers Guild of Acadiana

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 89, low: 66.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sunset

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Tuesday May 26

• Writers Guild of Acadiana →
  6101 Johnston St, Lafayette
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 14

• Public Hearing on Budget
  Lafayette Parish Lafayette, LA 70508
  4:30 pm
• Band Spring Concert (all band students participate)
  Edgar Martin Middle School Lafayette High School, 3000 W Congress St, Lafayette, LA 70506\
  5:30 pm
• Regular Board Meeting
  Lafayette Parish Lafayette, LA 70508
  5:30 pm
• Le Village Gaulois →
  NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, 1510 Courtableau Hwy, Arnaudville
  6:00 pm
• Bun Intended - A Standup Comedy Show (Breaux Bridge location) →
  Fat Pat's Breaux Bridge, 1600 Rees St, Breaux Bridge
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• 2026 Bash at the Bridge - Friday →
  Camp Margaritaville Breaux Bridge, 1055 N Barn Rd, Breaux Bridge
  12:00 pm
• Special Board Meeting to Adopt Budget
  Lafayette Parish Lafayette, LA 70508
  5:00 pm
• Parish Wide Graduation
  Breaux Bridge High School Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
  6:00 pm
• Drowning In Blood →
  Epic Family Entertainment Center, 130 N Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Scott
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Horace Trahan →
  Cypress Cove Landing, 1399 Henderson Levee Rd, Breaux Bridge
  3:00 pm

Monday May 18

• National Speech Pathologist Day
  St. Landry Parish Opelousas, LA 70570

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just passed a small curly white with black patches dog-maybe schnauzerdog wearing a pink harness walking dow HWY 93 just past Tommy’s Road headed south.
  People were stopping & going slow as to not hit it. I saw one car open the driver side door maybe trying to get it in the vehicle-not sure. If this… (Nextdoor Cankton)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Department or Assistant Manager in Grand Coteau. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Carencro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sunset here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Carencro

• LPSS letter to parents of Comeaux-bound students gives option to enroll elsewhere (klfy.com)
• Drivers dealing with rough I-49 conditions during resurfacing project (katc.com)
• Flooding Warnings In South Louisiana Amid Ongoing Rainfall (973thedawg.com)

Opelousas

• In Your Parish Headlines: May 11, 2026 (katc.com)
• In Your Parish Headlines: May 12, 2026 (katc.com)
• Parish Has Been Active (stlandrynow.com)

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