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🌱 How the $2.3B I-10 bridge rebuild will change Lake Charles travel

Lake Charles, Louisiana Patch AM: a 5 min read

Greetings Lake Charles! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How the $2.3B I-10 bridge rebuild will change Lake Charles travel
  • See where “Bigfoot” has been popping up around Lake Charles
  • How a Lake Charles native became the nation’s youngest Catholic bishop

Also on today's calendar: Painting with a Purpose benefitting Hobo Hotel and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What dries when it gets wet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy; windy, warmer, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 81, low: 58.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. State DOTs Take On Big Challenges From A $2.3B Bridge To Wrong-Way Alerts (roadsbridges.com) — Lake Charles drivers face years of construction as the $2.3 billion I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge replacement officially gets underway, promising three lanes each way and safer interchanges. The project keeps the old bridge open during work, adds bike and pedestrian upgrades, and is projected to bring thousands of jobs and billions in economic impact to the region.
   

2. Louisiana Businesses and Agencies Show ‘Bigfoot' in Their Establishments (kpel965.com) — Lake Charles-area businesses and agencies are playfully inserting “Bigfoot” into photos after a Westlake woman reported a possible Sasquatch sighting in nearby woods. From the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office command center to the Lake Charles airport and local clinics, the tongue-in-cheek images are turning a viral story into a community-wide inside joke.
   

3. Lake Charles native to become the nation's youngest Catholic bishop (wafb.com) — A Lake Charles native is set to become the nation’s youngest Catholic bishop, after Pope Leo XIV named Rev. Robert P. Boxie III an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington. Boxie grew up in Lake Charles, attended Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and St. Louis Catholic High School, and now serves as chaplain at Howard University.
   

4. Louisiana lawmakers advance bills to protect the domestic shrimp industry (kplctv.com) — Lawmakers meeting in Lake Charles are pushing three bills aimed at cracking down on mislabeled imported shrimp and boosting marketing for Louisiana-caught seafood. Local seafood veteran Anthony “Tad” Theriot and Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain say stronger enforcement and promotion could help protect Gulf shrimpers from cheap foreign competition and antibiotic-tainted imports.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I didn’t grow up with big birthday celebrations.
    Sometimes they came and went like any other day. No cake, no candles… just another date on the calendar. So when I had my own kids, I decided things… (Nextdoor Brentwood)
  • Last seen in Kirby/Pujo St area Wednesday evening 4/29/26.
    Please let me know if you see her. Very skittish but sweet. (Nextdoor Downtown)
  • Landry's, Inc. posted a job opening for Bar Porter in Lake Charles. Apply here.
  • TJX posted a job opening for Now Hiring Part time Cleaning Associate in Lake Charles. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Charles here.

Ok Lake Charles! 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: A towel (Thank you Christy H. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lake Charles

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