🌱 Why federal agents are combing Zachary’s North Landfill for weeks

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In today's newsletter:

• Why federal agents are combing Zachary’s North Landfill for weeks

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 93, low: 74.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Shreveport FBI joins massive landfill search for missing Baton Rouge teen (cenlanow.com) — A large, multi-agency search is underway at the East Baton Rouge Parish North Landfill in Zachary as authorities look for missing 15-year-old Baton Rouge teen Ja’Derrius Minnieweather. Specialized FBI teams from several states are assisting Baton Rouge police in what they describe as a complex, potentially weeks-long operation focused on a carefully narrowed section of the landfill.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Metropolitan Council Zoning Meeting →
  Baton Rouge, LA Calendar, 222 St. Louis Street Metro Council Chambers, Baton Rouge
  5:00 pm
• BRSec Meetup 7/15/2026 →
  Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux - Burbank Restaurant, 3838 Burbank Dr, Baton Rouge
  6:00 pm
• Dancing Through The Decades →
  Red Stick Social, 1503 Government St, Baton Rouge
  6:00 pm
• Batiste Legacy Sessions ft. Henry Turner Jr. →
  Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, 233 St Ferdinand St, Baton Rouge
  6:30 pm

Thursday July 16

• Speaking Opportunity-Great Beginnings Summer Camp of New Ark →
  Baton Rouge, LA Calendar, 1344 Terrace Ave., Baton Rouge
  9:00 am
• Fairytale Princesses Storytime at the Library – Main Branch 10:00 a.m. →
  West Baton Rouge Parish Library Main Branch, 830 N Alexander Ave, Port Allen
  10:00 am
• Fairytale Princesses Storytime at the Library – South Branch 1:00 p.m. →
  West Baton Rouge Parish Library South Branch, 6311 LA-1, Brusly
  1:00 pm
• Baton Rouge Support Group — Mission For Movement →
  EBRPL - Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge
  1:00 pm
• Connecting 2 Succeed: Hiring Event
  East Baton Rouge Parish Multiple Venues
  2:00 pm
• Evening Gentle Yoga →
  The Red Shoes, 2303 Government St, Baton Rouge
  5:30 pm
• Simple Summer Cocktails →
  Martin’s: Wine, Liquor, & Beer - Lobdell, 1670 Lobdell Ave Ste 101, Baton Rouge
  5:30 pm
• LaCarreta-Denham Springs →
  La Carreta Denham Springs, 135 Veterans Blvd, Denham Springs
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We set up our first "Chillin' at the Niche" event yesterday in Baker to get to know our neighbors, and it was amazing!
  We are new to the community, and are planning our next one in just 2 weeks on July 26th. We hope you'll stop by! (Nextdoor 39th Street)
• I'm trying again, to find this Kitty's home.
  She is either a lost Kitty or a kitty that was dumped! She is sweet as can be! Very talkative, Petite, well cared for, and missing her people! … (Nextdoor WJ Wicker Place)

• Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Zachary. Apply here.
• Campus Apartments, LLC posted a job opening for Porter in Baton Rouge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Zachary here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Baker

• ‘We can't arrest our way out of this': Baker launches new crime prevention initiative after summer shootings (wafb.com)
• The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 7/15 — Will Wesley / Florian Fox (wdvx.com)
• Jetson youth center still unopened, staff interviews underway (blackchronicle.com)

Port Allen

• Bass, sac-a-lait regs start Aug. 1 in areas in, around the Basin; Crochet postpones event (thedailyiberian.com)

Baton Rouge

• Art exhibition explores legacy of slavery in Louisiana (louisianafirstnews.com)
• Flags at half-staff in Louisiana in honor of State Sen. Larry Selders (wgno.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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