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A crowd gathered at the Franklinton fire station last Tuesday evening to officially bless the newly installed Safe Haven baby . . .

FHS Demons lose to Prairieville, will play Salmen in 1st round

The Franklinton Demons football team ended their regular season against the Prairieville Hurricanes last Friday on the road. The Hurricanes . . .

Charlotte S. Jones,72

Charlotte S. Jones,72, a resident of Baton Rouge passed away Tuesday night November 10, 2026 at her home. She was . . .

FHS cross country runners qualified for Division 3 championship

The Franklinton Demons cross country team hosted the 7-4A district cross country championships recently at St Thomas Aquinas. Hannan and . . .

3rd grade Franklinton Primary students learn how laws are created

State Sen. Beth Mizell recently addressed the 3rd graders at Franklinton Primary School on laws, government and how an idea . . .

Taylor McCray sacks the Prairieville quarterback.
PHOTO BY CALEB MULINA

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Franklinton Junior High students of the month
Wed,11/11/26-4:11PM , 166 Reads
Franklinton Junior High School October Students of the month:

Top row (l to r): Principal, Misty Polk, Noah Stewart, Avery Thompson, Kayden Robinson, Alexis Magee, Justice Warren

Middle row (l to r): Madelyn Seal, Nora Sylvest, Jy'Quarious Dykes, Paige Magee
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Charlotte S. Jones,72
Thu,11/12/26-3:20PM , 157 Reads
Charlotte S. Jones,72, a resident of Baton Rouge passed away Tuesday night November 10, 2026 at her home. She was known as Charlotte to her coworkers and associates but was loving called Sherry by her family and close friends.
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Angie Varnado Community News
By GWENDOLYN PIGOTT
Thu,11/12/26-3:56PM , 158 Reads
*This cooler weather is such a Blessing, especially after the intense heat of this past Summer. I mowed my property (too big to be called a lawn/yard) last weekend and cleared some of the many leaves that were present. Both the leaves and pine straw/cones are falling.
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Pine wins district championship, faces Many Friday
Thu,11/12/26-4:18PM , 1,866 Reads
The Pine Raider football team is shown above in front of the scoreboard following their 21-7 win over Independence.
The victory earned the Raiders the 2026 district championship and the #7 seed in the playoffs.
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The E-Edition

November 11, 2026

Today's Weather

Franklinton, 70438, LA

Realtime Radar

Current Temp

60°F

Chance Rain Showers

Chance of Rain: 30%
Max Temp: 64°F
Min Temp: 43°F
Feels Like: 53°F
Dew Point: 43°F
Humidity: 66%
Sunrise: 6:27 AM
Sunset: 5:02 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: NE
Wind Gust: 14 mph
Sky Cover: 87%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 43°F
Moon Rise: 11:42 AM
Moon Set: 10:19 PM

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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7-Day Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.