🌱 How did Denham Springs schools stack up in new state rankings?

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• How did Denham Springs schools stack up in new state rankings?

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 79 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny, cooler and less humid, temps: high: 65, low: 41.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Livingston Parish Schools ranked among state's best by U.S. News & World Report (livingstonparishnews.com) — Denham Springs High, Junior High, and Elementary all earned “Best School” recognition in new U.S. News & World Report rankings, alongside 35 other Livingston Parish campuses. The report places these schools in the top 40% statewide based on math and reading performance adjusted for student demographics, giving local families another data point when comparing public school options.
   

📸 Around Denham Springs

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Cardio Fusion*
  PARDS Fitness Center & Aquatic Center , 30372 Eden Church Rd , Denham Springs
  11:50 am
• Leave for Fort Walton Beach, FL
  Brusly High School , 658 N Vaughn Dr , Brusly
  12:00 pm
• Amigos Time
  Ascension Parish Library , 708 S Irma Blvd , Gonzales
  6:30 pm
• Miracle on 34th Street
  Ascension Community Theatre , 823 N Felicity Ave , Gonzales
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• MEMBER HOSTED EVENT: AMPEDUP A Monthly Amputee Support Group
  Excel Rehabilitation Services , 2251 S Burnside Ave , Gonzales
  2:00 pm
• GSmoove Steppas Inaugural Christmas Party
  Gonzales Civic Center , 219 S Irma Blvd , Gonzales
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• An Evening of Holiday Jazz
  Price LeBlanc PACE Center , 2824 St Anthony Ave , Gonzales
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Holiday Art Class – South Branch
  West Baton Rouge Parish Library South Branch , 6311 LA-1 , Brusly
  11:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Storytime – South Branch
  West Baton Rouge Parish Library South Branch , 6311 LA-1 , Brusly
  10:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Baton Rouge, LA Calendar

Saturday December 27

• Children's Drawing and Painting Workshop
  West Baton Rouge Museum , 845 N Jefferson Ave , Port Allen
  10:30 am

Monday December 29

• Holiday Guitar Workshop
  School of Rock , 5830 S Sherwood Forest Blvd Suite A-6 , Baton Rouge
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost Cat, wanted home.
  Goldie has been out for a few days. I am out of town on vacation. Please call my sister to coordinate her return (Julia @ 607- 857-7905) (Nextdoor Gray's Creek)
• Free cat to good home.
  4 years old, male and spayed/neutered, loves to be outside. Sweet and loves to play. Not mixing with one of our other cats. Bringing to Denham… (Nextdoor Magnolia Farms)

• Planet Fitness Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Custodian in Denham Springs. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Denham Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Denham Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Baton Rouge

• ‘I cried most of the day': A holiday surprise brings hope to Baton Rouge students and their families (wafb.com)
• Overdose numbers in East Baton Rouge Parish are trending down for the fifth year (wbrz.com)
• Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge celebrates tradition amid immigration crackdowns (louisianafirstnews.com)

Prairieville

• McKinley Middle School teacher placed on leave after Florida arrest for alleged lewd behavior with minor (wafb.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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