🌱 How Tulane’s Covington research center is reshaping medical breakthroughs and jobs

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• How Tulane’s Covington research center is reshaping medical breakthroughs and jobs

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 60 and low of 47 degrees.
• Wednesday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 56.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• President Fitts celebrates TNBRC breakthroughs and growth, delivers State of the University address (tulane.edu) — Tulane University’s biomedical research hub in Covington is drawing national recognition and millions in federal funding, with scientists there driving advances against HIV, tuberculosis, and other diseases. During a visit and State of the University-style address, President Michael Fitts praised TNBRC’s staff, highlighted major facility upgrades in Covington, and outlined Tulane’s broader expansion plans and growing economic impact.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Covington

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Wednesday December 17

• American Legion Post 16 BINGO sessions
  St Tammany Chamber of Commerce , 610 Hollycrest Blvd , Covington
• AI Powered Content Creation - SBDC sponsored Seminar
  St Tammany Chamber of Commerce , 610 Hollycrest Blvd , Covington
  2:00 pm
• NYP Holiday Social at Copeland's of New Orleans - Covington
  Copeland's Covington
  4:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• American Legion Post 16 BINGO sessions
  St Tammany Chamber of Commerce , 610 Hollycrest Blvd , Covington

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Diamond Art - Create a Christmas Ornament
  St. Tammany Parish Library Abita Springs Branch , 71683 Leveson St , Abita Springs
  1:00 pm
• Holiday Cooking Workshop - Cookies
  Culinary Kids , 915 Marigny Ave , Mandeville
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• KIDS Mrs. Claus Visits the Library
  St. Tammany Parish Library Madisonville Branch , 1123 Main St , Madisonville
  10:00 am
• Lit Wit's Book Club
  Abita Springs Branch Library , 71683 Leveson Street , Abita Springs
  10:30 am

Friday December 19

• KIDS Creative Family Storytime - Santa Edition
  Abita Springs Branch Library , 71683 Leveson Street , Abita Springs
  10:30 am
• KIDS Santa Claus at the Library
  Abita Springs Branch Library , 71683 Leveson Street , Abita Springs
  10:45 am
• KIDS Holiday Make It Party - Family Drop-In Program
  Abita Springs Branch Library , 71683 Leveson Street , Abita Springs
  3:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• KIDS StoryWalk® Inside
  Causeway Branch Library , 3457 Highway 190 , Mandeville
  9:00 am

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• If anyone received or receive a package with my name on it please let me know.
  USPS tracking said it was delivered today at 6:44 this evening and was left in a parcel locker but the thing is we have no parcel locker on G St… (Nextdoor Tammany Hills)
• All I want for Christmas is the Bogue Falaya bridge with all the lanes and stop lights completed.
  But I guess Santa can’t take care of it again this year. (Nextdoor Lee Rd/Planche Rd)

• Louisiana Staffing posted a job opening for Housekeeper General Clean in Covington. Apply here.
• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Covington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Covington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pearl River

• Mandeville domestic incident ends in one dead, one injured (wdsu.com)
• Mandeville mayor says Trader Joe's coming to his north shore city (fox8live.com)
• Emergency plumbers on standby as north shore faces costly freeze threat (fox8live.com)

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