🌱 Do you have the free smoke alarms offered after this fatal fire?

Greetings West Monroe! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Do you have the free smoke alarms offered after this fatal fire?
• How did West Monroe’s 42-game streak stack up in Louisiana history?

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 43 degrees.
• Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 73, low: 42.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Monroe residential fire claims life of 69-year-old man, investigation underway (myarklamiss.com) — A deadly house fire on New Chapel Hill Road in West Monroe claimed the life of a 69-year-old man early Monday, in a home without a working smoke alarm. Investigators believe the blaze began in the living room from smoking materials, and officials are urging residents to request free smoke alarms through the state’s Operation Save-A-Life program.
   

• Louisiana High School Football Teams With Longest Undefeated Streaks (kpel965.com) — West Monroe football fans will see their team highlighted among Louisiana’s all-time longest undefeated streaks, with a 42-game run from 1996 to 1999 and a spot in this year’s state title matchups. The story mainly surveys historic winning streaks across high school programs statewide.
   

📸 Around West Monroe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Monroe

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Do The Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl in Monroe
  Vibez Lounge, 705 Desiard St, Monroe
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Wreaths Across America Ceremony
  West Monroe, LA Calendar , 1500 Arkansas Road , West Monroe
  10:00 am
• Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening - Professional Pharmacy & Diabetes Care Center
  West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce , 101 Professional Dr , West Monroe
  12:00 pm
• Children's Lighted Bike Parade in Downtown WM
  Alley Park Downtown West Monroe -
  5:00 pm
• Children's Lighted Bike Parade
  West Monroe, LA Calendar West Monroe, LA 71291
  5:30 pm
• Christmas at Kiroli
  West Monroe, LA Calendar , 820 Kiroli Road , West Monroe
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Jingle Bell Run - Half Marathon and 5k
  West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce , 112 Professional Dr , West Monroe
  8:00 am
• Christmas Market on the Alley
  West Monroe, LA Calendar West Monroe, LA 71291
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Celestial Winter Wonder
  Painting with a Twist , 1818 Tower Dr , Monroe
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Kids Holiday Elves Camp
  The Wellness Center
  8:30 am
• Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening - Professional Pharmacy & Diabetes Care Center
  West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce , 101 Professional Dr , West Monroe
  12:00 pm
• Public Defense Training Academy: Ethics and Professionalism
  700 University Ave , Monroe
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Report of gas leak prompting evacuation at Meta Data Center in Monroe, Louisiana.
  4:34PM on Dec 9: The construction site for a META Data Center in Richland Parish, Louisiana is being evacuated, per KNOE 8, citing local police. A… (Nextdoor )
• Anyone looking for this handsome fella?
  He's not looking the best but I've seen worse. Wearing a coller but no tag on it. He's hungry. Off whites ferry Rd and Kent Rd .. on bayou darbonne… (Nextdoor Whites Ferry and Trenton)

• Voith posted a job opening for Production Scheduler (West Monroe, Louisiana (US)) in West Monroe. Apply here.
• Pilot Flying J posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in West Monroe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Monroe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Claiborne

• Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office shares holiday toy safety guidance (claiborneparishjournal.com)
• Understanding fertilizer and soil health: why soil testing matters (websterparishjournal.com)

Monroe

• Fallen firefighter honored at push-in ceremony at Monroe Fire Department (myarklamiss.com)
• Rep. Julia Letlow, other Louisiana lawmakers introduce bill to protect National Flood Insurance Program (knoe.com)
• Forsythe Avenue constructions bring concerns to the community. (knoe.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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