🌱 How Port Allen briefly changed its name for a hometown Super Bowl hero

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• How Port Allen briefly changed its name for a hometown Super Bowl hero

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 46 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny, cooler and less humid, temps: high: 63, low: 41.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former IU football star Tracy Porter inducted into Saints Hall of Fame (thedailyhoosier.com) — Port Allen gets a proud shout-out as hometown hero Tracy Porter is inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame, years after the town briefly renamed itself “Porter Allen” following his Super Bowl heroics. The story looks back at his standout NFL and Indiana University careers, highlighting the interceptions that cemented his legacy.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Leave for Fort Walton Beach, FL
  Brusly High School , 658 N Vaughn Dr , Brusly
  12:00 pm
• MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON – APT 2B
  Crescent City Stage Co. , 6063 Magazine St , New Orleans
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• SCC Boys Varsity Basketball @ West Feliciana
  West Feliciana High School , 8604 US-61 , St Francisville
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Tractor Supply Co Farmers Market
  Tractor Supply Co. , 58485 Belleview Dr , Plaquemine
  11:00 am

Monday December 22

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

Tuesday December 23

• Crescent City Sounds Listening Lounge
  New Orleans Public Library - Main Library , 219 Loyola Ave , New Orleans
  3:30 pm

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

• Red Stiletto Soiree 👠
  Carl F Grant Civic Center , 24700 J Gerald Berret Blvd , Plaquemine
  7:00 pm

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

• Driven Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Oil Change Team Member - Shop#953 - 4019 Hwy-1S in Port Allen. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager w/ Overnights in Port Allen. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Allen 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)
• Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge celebrates tradition amid immigration crackdowns (louisianafirstnews.com)
• Overdose numbers in East Baton Rouge Parish are trending down for the fifth year (wbrz.com)

Erwinville

• Documents show how early-morning trailer fire drew multiple 911 calls as response unfolded (wbrz.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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