TODAY

A Baháí class, “Unity of Diversity,” begins at 7:30 p.m. at Joans Preschool Building, 1712 Carrollwood Drive in LaPlace. Cost is $5 to cover the cost of materials for this series, which continues every Wednesday until April 4. Free childrens activities will be offered during the adult classes. For information call 652-6512 or 651-9069.
Free art classes for St. Charles Parish senior citizens, age 60 and up, are from noon to 3 p.m. at the New Sarpy Senior Citizen Center. The class is taught by local artist and member of the Le Petit Art Guild Edie Corso. Supplies are furnished by St. Charles Parish Parks and Recreation Department. Call Lois Eugene at 764-2412 to join.
The LaPlace Duplicate Bridge Club holds a bridge game at 7 p.m. at the LaPlace Holiday Inn. The game is open to the public.
MARCH 22
An exercise class is from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at New Sarpy Senior Citizen Activity Center, 150 Trosclair Drive, and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at The Fitness Center. For more information call 764-2412.
MARCH 23
Our Lady of Grace Church Lenten fried fish dinners will be sold from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Knights of Peter Claver Hall on Chad Baker St. in Reserve. Dinners are $5 each. Fish balls, side items and desserts will also be sold. The event is a fund-raiser for the chuch and school. Call 536-4030.
MARCH 24
Baháí of the River Parishes Celebration of Naw Ruz ( Baháí new year) is from 7-9 p.m. at Joans Preschool Building, 1712 Carrollwood Drive, second floor, in LaPlace. For information call 652-6512 or 651-9069.
Riverlands SPCA adoptions are taking place at PetsMart, 8660 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Relay for life garage sale , to benefit cancer research, is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 366 Cottage Court, LaPlace (off Carrollwood Drive). Donations are also being accepted, call Linda Kugler at 652-2408.
Our Lady of Grace Saturday night bingo begins at 7:30 p.m. in the school gym.
MARCH 24 – APRIL 8
Fire hydrant testing in the LaPlace area will be done by the LaPlace Fire Department. Residents may experience brown water temporarily.
MARCH 25
St. Charles Parish annual Rabies Vaccination Day takes place throughout the parish. Animals should be at least 3 months old. Cost is $6. Animals should be confined on a leash or in a carrier. Locations and times are: east bank – firehouse in Montz, 8-8:15 a.m.; American Legion Home in Norco, 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Destrehan High School, 9:45-11:15 a.m.; and St. Rose Primary, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and west bank – courthouse in Hahnville, 8-9 a.m.; Majorias parking lot in Boutte, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; First American Bank in Des Allemands, 11 a.m.-noon; and St. Marks Church in Ama, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Dr. Jack Moreau, DVM, 764-0001.
Riverlands SPCA adoptions are taking place at PetsMart, 8660 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
MARCH 26
Monday night bingo is at 7:30 p.m. at the V.F.W. Hall, 205 W. Fifth St. in LaPlace.Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered 12-step program for anyone who is struggling with co-dependency, alcohol and substance abuse, sexual addiction, eating disorders, gambling, etc., is from 7-9 p.m. at Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church, 4224 Williams Blvd. in Kenner. The group offers support, confidentiality and anonymity. For more information call the church at 467-3257 or 785-8384.
Monday Night Disciples meet at 7 p.m. at Ascension of Our Lord School library, 799 Fairway Drive, LaPlace. For more information call Artie Sandman at 652-5507, Mike Abbate at 652-5041 or Sonny Specht at 652-5509.
A Bible basics course, for adults in their 20s and 30s, is from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Life Center, St. Joan of Arc Church, in LaPlace. For further information, call Shannon Jaubert at 652-7625.
Alzheimers support group meeting, for those who care for persons suffering from the disease, meets at 1 p.m. at Evangeline of Ormond, 22 Plantation Road, Destrehan.
MARCH 27
A community meeting on the formation of a regional transit system for the River Parishes area begins at 6 p.m. at the St. James West Bank Reception Hall, 2455 Highway 18 in Vacherie. For more information call (985) 851-2900.
Genealogical research takes place from 1:30-4 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Parish Library in LaPlace. Volunteers will be on hand to assist researchers. Call 652-6266 for more information.
VFW 3750 bingo begins at 7 p.m. at the V.F.W. Hall, 148 Angus Road in Luling.An exercise class is from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Norco Senior Citizen Activity Center, 149 Apple St., and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at The Fitness Center. Call 764-7025 for information.The German Acadian Coast Historical and Genealogical Society meets at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the St. John the Baptist Parish Library, LaPlace. “A Santo Domingo Tie to the German Coast,” by Augusta Elmwood will be featured.