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  • How Kenner police and federal agents uncovered a preacher’s hidden identity

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
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📰 News we're reading

• Kenner police arrest illegal immigrant preacher on sexual battery charges involving 10-year-old (wafb.com) — Kenner police say they arrested a 42-year-old Metairie man, identified by federal authorities under a different name, on multiple counts of sexual battery involving a 10-year-old. Investigators worked with ICE, HSI, and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office after discovering he was in the country illegally and serving as a local preacher, with Kenner’s police chief stressing the importance of these partnerships for community safety.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This little cutie is under a truck at the corner of Saint Julian and Montrachet very scared and timid.
    I do not recognize this baby. I’m currently walking my two feisty dogs, but I will try to go back and see if it has a collar or a chip. (Nextdoor Chateau Northwest)
  • Firefighters responded to a fire at the Lake Villa Apartments in Metairie early Friday.
    7:13AM on Dec 19: Firefighters responded to a fire at a multi-unit apartment building on Lake Avenue early Friday. (Nextdoor )
  • Burlington Coat Factory Corporation posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Kenner. Apply here.
  • Sodexo S A posted a job opening for Utility Worker in Kenner. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kenner here.

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Metairie

  • Super Witch Ice Cream opens up shop at Il Supremo Pizza in Old Metairie (wgno.com)
  • Fire crews investigate blaze at Lake Villa Apartments in Metairie (wwltv.com)
  • Tulane prepares for first College Football Playoff game against Ole Miss (fox8live.com)

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