🌱 How Bayou Vista’s fire board just upgraded trucks and tightened finances

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• How Bayou Vista’s fire board just upgraded trucks and tightened finances

Also on today's calendar: 29th Annual Christmas Tree Festival and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 75, low: 55.
• Saturday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Public Notice December 10, 2025 (stmarynow.com) — Fire District No. 7 commissioners, meeting at the Bayou Vista Volunteer Fire Department, approved a new budget, authorized buying a used service truck, and shifted district bank accounts while planning to hire a new secretary. Other parish notices cover council budget hearings, recreation district repairs and policies, and a sheriff’s sale of a Morgan City-based vessel, plus a call for engineering firms for Patterson’s airport.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bayou Vista

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Franklin Boys Varsity Basketball @ Patterson
  Patterson High School, 2525 LA-182, Patterson
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• 29th Annual Christmas Tree Festival
  Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum , 118 Cotten Rd , Patterson
  6:00 pm
• Spirit of Morgan City Christmas Parade/Movie Night
  Lawrence Park , Fourth St , Morgan City
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Santa is coming to Coonass Seafood
  Coon@ss seafood LLC , 1400 Canal Rd , Morgan City
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Parent's Day Out
  Bayou Vista Community Center , 1333 Bellview St , Morgan City
  1:00 pm
• Parent’s Day Out
  Bayou Vista Community Center , 1333 Bellview St , Morgan City
  1:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Pancake Breakfast with Buddy the Grinch
  Morgan City Municipal Auditorium
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Scouts of America Evangeline Council
  St Mary Aarp Chapter 4435 , 4014 Chennault St , Morgan City
  6:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Centerville Girls Varsity Basketball @ Morgan City
  Morgan City High School , 2400 Tiger Dr , Morgan City
  5:30 pm
• Patterson Christmas Bike Run
  Morey Park , 1156-1198 Main St , Patterson
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Merry Grinchmas Party
  Berwick Civic Center , 300 Pattie Dr , Berwick
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Morgan City

• Romaire marks 25 years in his journey to special FX mastery (stmarynow.com)
• Firehouse Subs Gives Louisiana First Responders $125k (louisianalife.com)
• Area agencies report arrests (stmarynow.com)

Franklin

• Film production shines spotlight on Franklin (stmarynow.com)
• Saronic Secures $392M Unmanned-Vessel Contract From the U.S. Navy (maritime-executive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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