🌱 How close did Oakdale’s federal prison come to running out of food?
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- How close did Oakdale’s federal prison come to running out of food?
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 76, low: 39.
- Friday: Sunny, cooler and less humid, with a high of 61 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• As Federal Prisons Run Low On Food And Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Are Leaving In Droves For ICE (techdirt.com) — Federal prison staff say the Oakdale complex recently came within days of running out of food for inmates, highlighting how severe staffing and budget problems have become locally. Nationwide, officers report shortages of basic supplies, forced overtime, and colleagues leaving for better-paying ICE jobs, raising concerns about safety, medical care, and living conditions inside federal prisons. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Krafty Kids Popsicle House Craft
Jefferson Davis Parish Library , 813 Main St , Elton
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Eunice Rotary Club
123 S 2nd St , Eunice
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WCA Boys Varsity Basketball @ Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart High School , 114 Trojan Ln , Ville Platte
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PMP Certification 4 Days Classroom Training in Alexandria, LA
Verizon Business Services , 3601 North Blvd , Alexandria
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Kinder Yellowjackets vs Welsh Greyhounds
Kinder High School , 145 LA-383 , Kinder
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Pickering Boys Varsity Basketball @ Reeves
Reeves High School , 13770 LA-113 , Reeves
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Welsh Boys Varsity Basketball @ Kinder
Kinder High School , 145 LA-383 , Kinder
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Staff Meeting
1627 Clark , Pine Prairie
10:00 pm -
Acadiana Renaissance Faire 2026
629 Mount Carmel Rd , Ville Platte
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Le Goûter Tea
629 Mount Carmel Rd , Ville Platte
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Vintage Market Days Presents Market By The River
707 2nd St Garage , 707 2nd St , Pineville
10:00 am
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🗞 Nearby News
Eunice
- LSU Eunice announces 2026 baseball schedule (crescentcitysports.com)
- ABC celebrates 50 years of drawing campers to Christ (baptistmessage.com)
- Eunice man killed in St. Landry Parish truck crash Monday (klfy.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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