🌱 Louisiana Tech @ UL Monroe and 10 more events

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• Louisiana Tech @ UL Monroe at Malone Stadium

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• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 94, low: 72.
• Thursday: A couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.

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Saturday October 17
• Louisiana Tech @ UL Monroe →
  Malone Stadium, Monroe
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 30
• Recovery Month Film Screening: Understanding the Opioid Epidemic →
  Bayou Pointe, Warhawk Way, Monroe
  10:00 am
• Pentagon Bowl →
  MT Haberdashery, 2305 Forsythe Ave, Monroe
  1:00 pm
• *BFF/DATE NIGHT!* Berry Pumpkins- Set or Single! →
  1818 Tower Dr, Monroe
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• With Hope We Carry On: Domestic Violence Prevention Training →
  Abe E. Pierce III Convention Center, Ouachita Room, 401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expressway, Monroe
  8:00 am
• Needlepoint Sit & Stitch →
  MT Haberdashery, 2305 Forsythe Ave, Monroe
  1:00 pm
• Sunflower Boo →
  1818 Tower Dr, Monroe
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• PDTA: Crime Analysis, Intelligence Gathering & Criminal Defense →
  Strauss 154, 700 University Avenue, Monroe
• PDTA: Mental Health & Criminal Defense →
  Strauss 154, 700 University Avenue, Monroe
  1:00 pm
• Lakeview at Richwood →
  5901 Hwy 165, Monroe
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Tuesday Afternoon BOM 2026 →
  MT Haberdashery, 2305 Forsythe Ave, Monroe
Tuesday October 6
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp in Monroe, LA →
  201 Victory Boulevard, Monroe
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Monroe. Apply here.
• Kool Smiles posted a job opening for Endodontist in Monroe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Swartz here.

🗞 Nearby News

Monroe

• Geaux Far Louisiana tour kicks off Monday in Monroe (knoe.com)
• KTVE to Livestream Public Service Commission and Congressional Candidate Forums held at ULM (myarklamiss.com)
• NELA Arts Council hosting October Brown Bag Concerts (knoe.com)

West Monroe

• Robert Breaker's Salvation Theology Is a Modern Doctrine, Part 4: Cherry-Picking Dr. Al Lacy, David Cloud, and Dennis Corle (1988–2020) (crossmap.com)

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