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🌱 Will Gramercy’s new $850M refinery mean prosperity—or more pollution?
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- Will Gramercy’s new $850M refinery mean prosperity—or more pollution?
Also on today's calendar: 📢 Free Notary Services – December 19 in Norco and 1 more event.
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- Tuesday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 49 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 59.
- Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Breakdown: New refinery planned for St. James Parish could create hundreds of jobs in 2028 (wwltv.com) — A proposed $850 million ElementUSA refinery in Gramercy could bring about 200 high-paying jobs and hundreds more indirect positions to St. James Parish by 2028. The project would reprocess bauxite waste from the existing aluminum plant to extract critical minerals, but it also raises fresh environmental concerns in an already heavily industrialized stretch of “Cancer Alley.” 
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📢 Free Notary Services – December 19 in Norco
St. Charles Parish Library - Norco Branch, 590 Apple St, Norco
1:00 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
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LSU Ag Extension Class
St James Parish Library , 2593 LA-20 , Vacherie
2:00 pm -
Soccer: Lutcher vs Livonia
Lutcher High School , 1910 W Main St , Lutcher
6:00 pm -
Economic Development Board Meeting
St. James Parish Welcome Center , 1094-1 US-61 , Gramercy
4:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Wednesday December 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Council Meeting
St. James Parish, LA Calendar , 2631 Highway 20 , Vacherie -
Holiday Kids Craft
St James Parish Library , 2593 LA-20 , Vacherie
1:30 pm -
St. Charles Catholic Girls Varsity Basketball @ St. James
St. James High School , 22187 LA-20 , Vacherie
6:00 pm -
Tech Basics
Garyville Library , 111 Historic Front St , Garyville
11:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
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- McDonald's posted a job opening for Custodian in Gramercy. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Louisiana high school blows state championship football game in unbelievable fashion (yardbarker.com)
Gonzales
- Marchers protest immigration sweep in Gonzales (weeklycitizen.com)
- Immigration sweep protest march held in Gonzales (weeklycitizen.com)
- Lane Kiffin's latest coaching hire has a tough task ahead for the 2026 season (deathvalleyvoice.com)
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