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🌱 Blues, Brews & BBQ and 11 more events
Spotted on the Violet calendar: Fiesta Filipina
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Blues, Brews & BBQ at St. Bernard Parish, LA Calendar
- Fiesta Filipina at St. Bernard Parish, LA Calendar
- Wed at St. Bernard Parish, LA Calendar
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 90, low: 76.
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 78 degrees.
📸 Around Violet
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Violet
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- Blues, Brews & BBQ →
St. Bernard Parish, LA Calendar, Docville Farm 5128 E. St Bernard Highway, Violet
11:00 am - Fiesta Filipina →
St. Bernard Parish, LA Calendar
11:00 am - Wed →
St. Bernard Parish, LA Calendar, Torres Park 3438 Jean Lafitte Parkway, Chalmette
6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Wild & Well Ways - Improve your mental health within nature & natio
Saint Bernard Parish Library, 2600 Palmisano Blvd, Chalmette
3:30 pm - Volleyball
NP Trist Middle School, 1 Pirates Cove, Meraux
4:00 pm - Swim - Home
Chalmette High Chalmette, LA 70043
4:30 pm - Volleyball - Home - Dominican*
Chalmette High Chalmette, LA 70043
4:30 pm - Volleyball JV/V vs Northshore
Belle Chasse High School, 8346 LA-23, Belle Chasse
4:30 pm - Pages of the Past (Genealogy Group)
Saint Bernard Parish Library, 2600 Palmisano Blvd, Chalmette
5:00 pm - Westbank Championship →
Belle Chasse LA - East Bank Council Meeting →
Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Jefferson
9:30 am - Prairie Acadian Cultural Center - Intro to Knitting
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center, 250 W. Park Avenue, Eunice
2:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Forensic Scientist Data Review I (NDOT) in Gretna. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Harvey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Violet here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chalmette
- Colton Nussmeier showing quick mind — and quick feet — in Rummel's balanced attack (nola.com)
Belle Chasse
- Belle Chasse Elementary reopens after fire (wdsu.com)
- Belle Chasse Bridge tolls could return, according to a state representative (wdsu.com)
- 2026 Louisiana Prep Football Schedule for Week 5 (crescentcitysports.com)
Gretna
- Sentences levied in racketeering case linked to Super Bowl reporter's death in Kenner hotel (fox8live.com)
- New Orleans events: Fried Chicken Fest, Swampus, Mothership Month and a lot more (nola.com)
Ok Violet! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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