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🌱 How an early-morning blaze devastated a Jerome Road home
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In today's newsletter:
- How an early-morning blaze devastated a Jerome Road home
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 49 degrees.
- Wednesday: A shower in the a.m.; cloudy, temps: high: 69, low: 58.
- Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fire destroys Scott home; leaves neighboring house with damage (katc.com) — An early-morning fire on Jerome Road in Scott completely destroyed one home and caused minor heat damage to a neighboring house, but no one was inside and no injuries were reported. Scott firefighters, assisted by crews from Carencro, Duson, and Lafayette, contained the blaze, which officials say was accidental as they continue investigating the exact cause.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Baby Time: South Regional Library In-Person
South Regional Library SRL Small Meeting Room,
9:30 am - Baby Time: Main Library In-Person
Main Library , Story Castle (1st) , Ossun
9:30 am - Toddler Time: Main Library In-Person
Main Library , Story Castle (1st) , Ossun
10:30 am - Cute Keychains | South Regional Library In-Person
South Regional Library Conference Room 1,
5:00 pm - Pajama Time: Main Library In-Person
Main Library , Story Castle (1st) , Ossun
6:00 pm - Making Yogurt Cheese (Labneh): South Regional Library In-Person
South Regional Library Large Meeting Room,
6:30 pm - Toddler Time: South Regional Library In-Person
South Regional Library Story Time Room,
10:00 am - Button Bananza | South Regional Library In-Person
South Regional Library Conference Room 1,
5:00 pm - BiblioBop: South Regional Library In-Person
South Regional Library Story Time Room,
10:00 am - Mah Jongg at the Library (Open Play): South Regional Library In-Person
South Regional Library Large Meeting Room,
1:00 pm - Holiday-Bop: Main Library In-Person
Main Library , Story Castle (1st) , Ossun
10:00 am - Drop-in Gaming: Main Library In-Person
Main Library , Teen Area Main Library , Ossun
3:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My male chihuahua named Charlie which has also been my service dog for over four years has supposedly been hit by a car and up missing from this address, and my husband and I were told that he was ran over which we've never seen his body.He was at
this location less than twenty four hours being babysat bc we were moving And we haven't seen our poor little boy since he's not a dog to us.He's our… (Nextdoor Delhomme Ave/Mills St)
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Department or Assistant Manager in Scott. Apply here.
- Louisiana Staffing posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Scott. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scott here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lafayette
- Lafayette Parish School System announces 2025 Principals of the Year (klfy.com)
- SoLAcc expanding in Lafayette (katc.com)
- Protest held outside Congressman Clay Higgin's Lafayette office (klfy.com)
Carencro
- Sonnier cleans house at NFR (katc.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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