🌱 Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Night at the Biedenharn Museum and 10 more events

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 60 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 72, low: 37.
• Friday: Sunny and less humid, with a high of 57 and low of 38 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Night at the Biedenharn Museum
  West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce , 2000 Riverside Drive , Monroe
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• City Court in Session
  Courthouse
  8:00 am
• Steel Magnolias Christmas Porches Walking Tour
  550 2nd St , Natchitoches
  5:00 pm
• Christmas at Kiroli Sip and Stroll
  West Monroe, LA Calendar , 820 Kiroli Road , West Monroe
  6:00 pm
• Holiday Sip and Stroll at Kiroli Park
  Kiroli Park - West Monroe
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Holiday Outdoor Movie
  West Monroe, LA Calendar West Monroe, LA 71291
  5:30 pm
• Holiday Outdoor Movie in Alley Park
  Alley Park in Downtown West Monroe
  5:30 pm
• Christmas at Kiroli
  West Monroe, LA Calendar , 820 Kiroli Road , West Monroe
  6:00 pm
• Frosty The Snowman Ballet
  Coughlin Saunders Performing Arts Center , 1202 3rd St , Alexandria
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• The Nutcracker
  Jefferson Performing Arts Center , 6400 Airline Dr , Metairie
  2:00 pm
• The Nutcracker - World Ballet Company
  WL Jack Howard Theatre , 401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expy , Monroe
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• H&R Block posted a job opening for Guest Services Coordinator in Jena. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Pineville

• Alexandria and Pineville get new restaurants in 2025 (thetowntalk.com)
• Microsoft buys carbon credits from Louisiana bioenergy plant (neworleanscitybusiness.com)
• IHOP, Logan's among restaurants that closed in 2025 in Rapides Parish (thetowntalk.com)

Alexandria

• Rapides Parish educators honored with Outstanding Educator Recognition Program (kalb.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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